Holcombe Grammar School is a secondary school located in Chatham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/10/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Holcombe, Chatham, ME4 6JB
Website: http://www.holcombegrammar.org.uk
Telephone: 03333602130
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Lee Preston
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136594

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1000
Number of Pupils: 946
Number of Boys: 864
Number of Girls: 82

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.12 Confidence interval -0.12 to 0.37
Of the 111 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 108 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:41%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:75%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:59.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.25
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Horizons Children's Academy
Park Crescent , ME4 6NR
3out of 4 238 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Balfour Infant School
Pattens Lane , ME1 2QT
3out of 4 639 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Balfour Junior School
Balfour Road , ME4 6QX
3out of 4 906 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wayfield Primary School
Wayfield Road , ME5 0HH
3out of 4 1,025 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Greenvale Primary School
Symons Avenue , ME4 5UP
3out of 4 1,032 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holcombe Grammar School
Holcombe , Maidstone Road ME4 6JB
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Victory Academy
Magpie Hall Road , ME4 5JB
3out of 4 1,034 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Thomas Aveling School
Arethusa Road , ME1 2UW
3out of 4 1,297 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Ordnance Street , ME4 6SG
3out of 4 1,403 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Rochester Grammar School
Maidstone Road , ME1 3BY
4out of 4 1,545 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blue Skies School
126 Maidstone Road , ME4 6DQ
- not rated 958 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
The Rowans
Silverbank , Churchill Avenue ME5 0LB
4out of 4 1,395 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bradfields Academy
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB
4out of 4 1,739 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
INSPIRE Free Special School
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB
3out of 4 1,739 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Medway Secure Training Centre
Sir Evelyn Road , ME1 3YB
- not rated 1,900 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.