Holcombe Grammar School | School performance

97%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

85%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

62.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

97%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

896.1

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,036

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

97%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

85%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

62.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

97%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

896.1

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,036

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

97%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

85%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

62.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

97%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

896.1

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,036

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/03/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityMedway

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.3:1

AdmissionsSelective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Holcombe Grammar School · Secondary with sixth form · Medway

Part ofTHE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

97%

-1pp

99%97%95%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 97%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

85%

-1pp

90%83%75%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 85%

Attainment 8

62.4

+2.5

62.660.257.9

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 62.4

EBacc entry

97%

+0pp

97%61%25%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 97%

EBacc APS

896.1

+120.0

896.1739.2582.2

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 896.1

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

33.5

+2.4

35.933.431.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 33.5

A-level value added

+0.07

+0.3

+0.10.0-0.2

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · +0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

10%

+2pp

15%11%7%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Average A-level grade

C+

B-C+C

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,036

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

10%

FSM eligible

13%

SEN

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

Holcombe, Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME4 6JB

Local authority

Medway

Website

http://www.holcombegrammar.org.uk

Telephone

03333602130

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	97%	85%	62.4	Not applicable	97%	896.1	98%	1,036
2023/24	98%	86%	59.9	+0.15	96%	776.1	97%	1,033
2022/23	95%	82%	57.9	+0.06	25%	737.5	25%	1,067
2021/22	99%	90%	62.6	+0.29	49%	804.5	49%	1,057
2018/19	95%	75%	59.2	+0.12	41%	582.2	41%	852
2017/18	95%	80%	59.2	+0.17	33%	550.7	33%	843
2016/17	96%	82%	62.4	+0.48	47%	—	63%	825

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	33.5	C+	+0.07	10%	133
2023/24	31.1	C	-0.24	7%	168
2022/23	34.3	C+	—	15%	178
2021/22	35.9	B-	—	10%	156
2018/19	31.0	C	-0.22	8%	113
2017/18	35.1	B-	+0.14	17%	130
2016/17	30.2	C	-0.11	13%	131

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,036	19.1	3%	10%	13%	5%	14%
2023/24	1,033	17.8	2%	13%	13%	5%	10%
2022/23	1,067	17.7	3%	14%	13%	5%	10%
2021/22	1,057	18.6	2%	17%	14%	6%	14%
2020/21	946	17.9	1%	17%	10%	—	—
2018/19	852	19.7	7%	14%	14%	4%	6%
2017/18	843	19.5	9%	12%	13%	4%	6%
2016/17	825	18.6	11%	12%	14%	4%	8%