The Holmesdale School

Type	Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range	11-18
Religion	Unknown
Address	Malling Road Snodland Kent ME6 5HS
Phone	01634240416
Reference Number	147897

General Makeup

Number of pupils	562
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 48.04% Girls: 51.96%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	35.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	3.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes

22.5

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
7	61	69	130
8	61	60	121
9	38	44	82
10	50	36	86
11	35	46	81
12	18	20	38
13	7	17	24

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	87.2%
African	2.1%
Mixed, Other	2.1%
White, Other	1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean)	1.2%
Indian	0.9%
White & Asian	0.7%
Unclassified	0.7%
Asian, Other	0.7%
Caribbean	0.5%
Chinese	0.4%
White & Black (African)	0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating	As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date	This school has not had an inspection yet.

Date	Description	Report

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Don't Know	Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school	18	16	2	4	1	41
2. My child feels safe at this school	22	16	0	2	1	41
3. My child makes good progress at this school	10	20	8	2	1	41
4. My child is well looked after at this school	17	19	2	2	1	41
5. My child is taught well at this school	10	22	5	3	1	41
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age	10	21	6	4	0	41
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved	12	24	3	2	0	41
8. This school deals effectively with bullying	10	12	6	2	11	41
9. This school is well led and managed	17	17	4	3	0	41
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise	13	18	5	2	3	41
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress	8	27	3	2	1	41
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent?		33	8

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

English
Maths
3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	22%	Unlock	Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C)	37.8%	Unlock	Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score	Percentile (loc)	Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Progress 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	59	25
Third Preference	61	7
From another Local Authority	54	34

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

Staying in Education	Unlock
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Name	Distance
St Katherine's School & Nursery St. Katherines Lane, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5EJ	0.12 miles
Snodland CofE Primary School Roberts Road, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5HL	0.47 miles
Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes Holborough Lakes, Pollyfield Close, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5GR	0.75 miles
Halling Primary School Howlsmere Close, Halling, Rochester, Kent, ME2 1ER	1.45 miles
Lunsford Primary School Swallow Road, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6PY	1.46 miles
Brookfield Junior School Brookfield Junior School, Swallow Road, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6PY	1.47 miles
Brookfield Infant School Swallow Road, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6PY	1.52 miles
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Rectory Lane North, Leybourne, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5HD	1.58 miles
Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1 Worrall Drive, Wouldham, Rochester, ME1 3GE	1.66 miles
St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles Eccles Row, Eccles, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7HS	1.82 miles
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Derby Drive, Leybourne Chase, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5FF	1.85 miles
Ryarsh Primary School Birling Road, Ryarsh, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5LS	1.88 miles
Burham Church of England Primary School Bell Lane, Burham, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3SY	1.89 miles
Ditton Church of England Junior School New Road, Ditton, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6AE	2.02 miles
Ditton Infant School Pear Tree Avenue, Ditton, Https://Www.Ditton-Inf.Kent.Sch.Uk/, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6EB	2.1 miles
St James the Great Academy Chapman Way, East Malling, Kent, ME19 6SD	2.11 miles
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Teapot Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7JU	2.14 miles
More Park Catholic Primary School Lucks Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6HN	2.16 miles
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Mount Pleasant, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7BE	2.31 miles
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp Old Cricket Ground, Norman Road, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6RL	2.4 miles

Name	Distance
Aylesford School Teapot Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7JU	2.07 miles
Medway Green School School Lane, Wouldham, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3TS	2.23 miles
The Malling School Beech Road, East Malling, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6DH	2.32 miles
Medway Secure Training Centre Sir Evelyn Road, Rochester, ME1 3YB	3.6 miles
The Thomas Aveling School Arethusa Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2UW	3.94 miles
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3EL	4.13 miles
Walderslade School Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LE	4.17 miles
Greenacre School 157 Walderslade Road, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LP	4.21 miles
The Rochester Grammar School Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3BY	4.26 miles
The Maplesden Noakes School Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0TJ	4.33 miles
Bradfields Academy Churchill Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LB	4.34 miles
INSPIRE Free Special School Churchill Avenue, Silverbank, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LB	4.34 miles
St Simon Stock Catholic School Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0JP	4.34 miles
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF	4.42 miles
Bower Grove School Fant Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8NL	4.53 miles
St Augustine Academy Oakwood Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AE	4.55 miles
Oakwood Park Grammar School Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AH	4.57 miles
Holcombe Grammar School Holcombe, Maidstone Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6JB	4.57 miles
Meopham School Wrotham Road, Meopham, Gravesend, Kent, DA13 0AH	4.6 miles
Cobham Hall	4.93 miles

The Holmesdale School

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

Ofsted Parent View

Attainment 8 Score

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8 Score

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

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2024 Admissions

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Age Range

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Key Stage 2 Attainment

Students Meeting expected standard

Students Meeting higher standard

GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)