The Holmesdale School
About the school
The Holmesdale School is an open secondary school in Kent.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 1 April 2025
- Published
- 14 May 2025
- Inspection type
- Academy First Section 5
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41.6
- Kent
- 46.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Kent
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 35.00%
- Kent
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 56.30%
- Kent
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 10.00%
- Kent
- 46.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.39
- Kent
- 4.18
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- E-
Average A-level points
- School
- 5
AAB or better
- School
- No entries
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
597
Girls
50.75%
Boys
49.25%
SEN support
12.40%
Education, health and care plan
1.84%
English as an additional language
3.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
36.51%
Overall absence
9.01
Persistent absence
26.17
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
99
Sustained education or employment
84%
Education
76%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
11%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
22
Sustained education or employment
82%
Higher education
27%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
50%