The Holmesdale School is a secondary school located in Snodland. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 21/02/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Malling Road, Snodland, ME6 5HS
Website: http://www.holmesdale.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01634240416
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Glenn Prebble
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 118796

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 959
Number of Pupils: 490
Number of Boys: 255
Number of Girls: 235

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.36 Confidence interval -0.61 to -0.12
Of the 109 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 108 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:21%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.17
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Katherine's School & Nursery
St. Katherines Lane , ME6 5EJ
- not rated 269 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Snodland CofE Primary School
Roberts Road , ME6 5HL
3out of 4 885 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes
Holborough Lakes , Pollyfield Close ME6 5GR
3out of 4 1,367 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Lunsford Primary School
Swallow Road , Larkfield ME20 6PY
3out of 4 2,520 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brookfield Junior School
Brookfield Junior School , Swallow Road ME20 6PY
3out of 4 2,543 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Holmesdale School
Malling Road , ME6 5HS
1out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
The Holmesdale School
Malling Road , ME6 5HS
- not rated 52 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grow 19 LTD
Wolfe Building , Malling Road ME6 5HS
- not rated 52 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.