The Holmesdale School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Kent
Malling Road, Snodland, ME6 5HS
51
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 01/04/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
26.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
606
Capacity used
Has space63%
959 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
100 of 100 families who put it first got an offer
161
Places offered
224
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 100 | 100 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 61 | 21 | ● 34% |
| 3rd preference | 40 | 5 | ● 13% |
| 4th preference | 23 | 3 | ● 13% |
| Total | 224 | 129 | 58% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 47 applications came from outside the council area (29 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Glenn Prebble
- Address
- Malling Road, Snodland, ME6 5HS
- Phone
- 01634240416
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Snodland East & Ham Hill · Chatham and Aylesford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147897
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
606 pupils · 959 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
01 April 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 596 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.52 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 22% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 10% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 80 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 5 | 35 |
| Average grade | E- | — |
| A-level students | 12 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 80 | 8% | 28% | 48% | |
| Statistics | 79 | 0% | 28% | 53% | |
| Mathematics | 79 | 20% | 48% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 78 | 6% | 46% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 55 | 4% | 35% | 56% | |
| History | 36 | 6% | 17% | 22% | |
| Geography | 27 | 0% | 19% | 52% | |
| Biology | 25 | 0% | 52% | 80% | |
| Physics | 23 | 4% | 61% | 87% | |
| Chemistry | 23 | 4% | 52% | 83% | |
| Spanish | 15 | 7% | 47% | 47% | |
| Design & Technology | 12 | 0% | 8% | 25% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 12 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.