Primary school

High Halden Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Kent
  • TN26 3JB
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,607 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 91%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 100%100%2016/17: top 16%16% · 2016/172017/18: top 98%2018/19: top 33%2022/23: top 17%2023/24: top 72%2024/25: top 91%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM42% · South East 64%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM17% · South East 7%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · South East 106Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score100 · South East 105Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 11 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 79% · 14 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 29% · 14 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 73% · 15 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 76% · 17 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 53% · 15 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 42% · 12 pupils · South East 64%79%9%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 11 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 7% · 14 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 7% · 14 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 27% · 15 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 17 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 7% · 15 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 17% · 12 pupils · South East 7%27%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 96 · 11 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 108 · 14 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 100 · 14 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 106 · 15 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 17 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 105 · 15 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 105 · 12 pupils · South East 10610896No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 93 · 11 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 14 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 99 · 14 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 107 · 15 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 17 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 101 · 15 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 100 · 12 pupils · South East 10510793No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in65.2%
15 of 23 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 65.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2315
2nd170
3rd120

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026105
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.7%
First language not English2.0%
SEN support11.8%
EHC plan1.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils12.0%

Girls 56.9%Boys 43.1%

100% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.2
Pupils per adult9.7
  • Classroom teachers 3.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5
  • Other support 2

Teachers 5.8 FTE · Whole workforce 12.8 · 16 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,168
Spend per pupil£8,671
Staff spend per pupil£6,348
Reserve per pupil£407
  • +£42,770revenue reserve
  • −£52,842in-year balance

Grants £7,446 · self-generated £726 · premises £383 per pupil