How many pupils does The Holmesdale School have?

The Holmesdale School has 597 pupils enrolled.

Who is the headteacher of The Holmesdale School?

The headteacher of The Holmesdale School is Glenn Prebble.

What type of school is The Holmesdale School?

The Holmesdale School is a Academy sponsor led with a Secondary phase of education.

Which local authority is The Holmesdale School in?

The Holmesdale School is in the Kent local authority area.

Academy sponsor led Secondary Open

The Holmesdale School

Malling Road, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, ME6 5HS

Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 1 April 2025.

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597

Pupils

35.5%

Free school meals

1 September 2022

Opened

About this school

The Holmesdale School is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent. The school has 597 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 1 April 2025. The Headteacher is Glenn Prebble. The school is administered by Kent local authority. It belongs to SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST. It opened in 1 September 2022.

School details

Head: Glenn Prebble
Trust: SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
Local authority: Kent
Gender: Mixed
URN: 147897

Contact

01634240416 office@holmesdale.kent.sch.uk Visit website Ofsted Report

Admissions

Applications for places at The Holmesdale School are handled by the school or the local authority (Kent). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

41.6

Attainment 8 · 2024-25

−0.52

Progress 8 · 2023-24

35%

Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25

56%

Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25

3.39

EBacc average point score · 2024-25

10%

Entering the EBacc · 2024-25

Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →