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In 2026-27, the last place at Holcombe Grammar School went to an applicant living 22.96 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused that year, so it may not have been a cut-off. We hold 1 year of published distances for this school.
In 2026-27, Holcombe Grammar School received 968 applications for 179 places offered — around 5.4 per place offered. 137 named it as a first preference, or about 0.8 first choices per place offered.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-28 | — | 180 | — | — |
| 2026-27 | 22.96 mi | 179 offered | 968 | 137 |
| 2025-26 | — | 179 offered | 733 | 137 |
| 2024-25 | — | 150 offered | 632 | 110 |
| 2023-24 | — | 150 offered | 630 | 134 |
| 2022-23 | — | 148 offered | 570 | 119 |
| 2021-22 | — | 147 offered | 681 | 116 |
| 2020-21 | — | 150 offered | 596 | 117 |
| 2019-20 | — | 142 offered | 562 | 115 |
| 2018-19 | — | 146 offered | 533 | 148 |
| 2017-18 | — | 126 offered | 517 | 124 |
| 2016-17 | — | 91 offered | 494 | 105 |
| 2015-16 | — | 80 offered | 482 | 100 |
| 2014-15 | — | 80 offered | 424 | 80 |
How to read this: the last distance offered is an outcome of each admission round — how far from the school the final offer reached after places were allocated under the published criteria. It is not a catchment boundary and it moves every year with sibling numbers, birth-year cohort size and application patterns.
Figures come from the local authority's published allocation data. Some councils publish the National Offer Day figure, which can understate the final September position after waiting-list movement — always confirm with the admissions authority before relying on a single year.
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