Halstow Road, Greenwich, London SE10 0LD
10 reasons to choose Halstow Primary School
Top line
Halstow Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Greenwich and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Halstow Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 7 members of The Compass Partnership of Schools. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2021) inspection. It is one of the 5 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Greenwich LEA.
Average class size
Halstow Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Halstow Primary School ranks in the top 7% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores are around the national average.
The Halstow Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. Subjects are taught separately, but thematically, with some cross-curricular linking and projects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Halstow Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Halstow Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Two choirs and an orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by two external contractors, one onsite, the other offsite.
Find another school near Halstow Primary School
Greenwich Waldorf Lower School (0.4 miles); The Pointer School (1 mile); Heath House Preparatory School (1.6 miles).
Meridian Primary School (0.7 miles); Millennium Primary School (0.7 miles); Sherington Primary School (0.9 miles).
Blackheath High School (0.7 miles); Riverston School, Senior School (2.7 miles); River House Montessori School (2.7 miles).
St Ursula’s Convent School (1.5 miles); Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School (2.3 miles); Harris Academy Greenwich (2.9 miles).