Holcombe Grammar School

State-Funded School

holcombe-grammar-school-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Chatham and AylesfordConstituency

ME4 6JBPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Holcombe Grammar School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Medway, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,060 pupils. Holcombe Grammar School is part of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 62.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 84.7%
EBacc average point score: 5.97

Ethnicity

White

43%

Asian

Black

38%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,060

Total Pupils

89%Boys

11%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,060
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 13 March 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
22 Oct 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.