Lower Halstow Primary School
Community primary school in Sittingbourne (Kent).
Location
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Set in the Kent countryside, we are a friendly, caring and welcoming village school with lots to offer. We are fortunate to have lovely school grounds, including a forest school, outdoor performance space, outdoor classroom and running track. This is mirrored inside with a dining hall, sports hall, computer suite, library and large inviting classrooms.
Our curriculum is designed to be relevant and engaging; check out our recently launched Instagram feed @lowerhalstowsch or our archived Twitter/X account and you will see what our classes get up to. In addition, each term we open our doors to parents to provide the children with the opportunity to share and celebrate their work.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 118341
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Marshall | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2020 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Amanda Boyne | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Holly Hendry | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Karl Sutcliffe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Julie Neviile | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Lisa Holderness | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Emma Ayling | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Anthony John Mould | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Councillor Gerald Lewin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Tony Large | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Tara Deevoy | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mrs Catherine Calder Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Linda Jennings Former | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Amanda Boyne Former | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record