Halfway Houses Primary SchoolQueenborough School and Nursery
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Halfway Houses Primary School and Queenborough School and Nursery are primary schools.
Halfway Houses Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Queenborough School and Nursery scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Queenborough School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.
Halfway Houses Primary School was judged Good and Queenborough School and Nursery was judged Outstanding.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 72.0% for Halfway Houses Primary School and 85.0% for Queenborough School and Nursery.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Halfway Houses Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Queenborough School and Nursery (80.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SheernessHalfway Houses Primary School | QueenboroughQueenborough School and Nursery | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100 | B71/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 200th of 450 in Kent | 69th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 522 | 476 | |
| Capacity | 630 | 420 | |
| Location | Sheerness, ME12 3AP | Queenborough, ME11 5DF | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 72.0% | 85.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 12.0% | 15.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 | 111.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 | 110.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 522 | 476 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.0% | 37.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.1% | 5.5% | |
| SEN support | 24.7% | 14.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.9% | 5.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.8% Stronger figure | 19.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Halfway Houses Primary School
Queenborough School and Nursery
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