Holcombe Grammar School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 13 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Boys
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Medway
Unique reference
136594
Address
Holcombe, Maidstone Road, ME4 6JB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1033 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
90.9%
Girls
9.1%
First language not English
12.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.5%
Persistent absence
10.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
1.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 43.2%
African 34.3%
Mixed 7.7%
Indian 3.9%
Other White 3.4%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other Black 1.8%
Pakistani 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.06
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.11
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 25%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 82%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 57.9
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 5.02
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE14
BiologyGCSE52
Business Studies:SingleGCSE54
ChemistryGCSE52
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE36
Design & TechnologyGCSE34
English LanguageGCSE136
English LiteratureGCSE136
FrenchGCSE27
GeographyGCSE51
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Holcombe Grammar School

Admission Policy
Selective
Total available places
150
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
110
2nd preference
255
3rd preference
121
From another Local Authority
188
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
71
2nd preference
52
3rd preference
14
To another Local Authority
61
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
150
150
0
Year 8
150
150
0
Year 9
151
151
0
Year 10
150
150
0
Year 11
137
137
0
Year 12
130
92
38
Year 13
165
109
56
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
85.8%
85.6%
Further education
9.0%
29.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
82.0%
55.5%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.2%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
4.4%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
2.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
1.0%
5.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.6%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
73.0%
56.5%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
28.0%
15.5%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
0.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
8.0%
2.7%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021