- What did Ofsted judge The Holmesdale School's quality of education to be?
- Ofsted judged The Holmesdale School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in April 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend The Holmesdale School?
- The Holmesdale School has 606 pupils on roll.
- What ages does The Holmesdale School take?
- The Holmesdale School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
- Where is The Holmesdale School located?
- The Holmesdale School is located in Snodland, ME6 5HS, Kent.
- How do I apply to The Holmesdale School?
- The Holmesdale School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
- How are Year 7 places decided at The Holmesdale School?
- When The Holmesdale School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of or were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation, or any other provider of care whose sole or main purpose is to benefit society; 2. Current Family Association — a brother or sister in the same school at the time of entry. In this context brother or sister means child who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters; 3. Health and Special Access reasons — Children for reasons of health or physical impairment require them to attend The Holmesdale School. Medical/Health and Special Access Reasons will be applied in accordance with the school's legal obligations, in particular those under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Priority will be given to children under this criterion whose health or physical impairment means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Medical/Health and Special Access Reasons must be supported with written evidence from an appropriately qualified medical practitioner. The evidence must demonstrate a special connection between the child's needs and the particular school, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.
- What is the largest ethnic background at The Holmesdale School?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 89.1% of pupils at The Holmesdale School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.