Holcombe Grammar School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C67
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Chatham, ME4 6JB
- Distance
- 0.9km away
The Victory Academy
Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5JB
Local ranking13th of 20 secondary schools in Medway
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1500
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 2 February 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 25.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 46.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 195
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 81.0%
- Continued in education
- 77.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 78.0%
- Higher education
- 51.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 20.0%
- Not sustained
- 17.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D
Avg A-Level Grade
20.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
17.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
53
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 25.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 170
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1221
- Boys
- 600 (49%)
- Girls
- 613 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1500 (81% full)
- SEND
- 16.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 45.1%
- EAL
- 26.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.0%
- SEN Support
- 15.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 76.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,340/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 53.9%
- Black African: 15.4%
- White Other: 14.6%
- Mixed Other: 3.5%
- Gypsy/Roma: 2.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.0%
- Black Caribbean: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
53.9%
White British
15.4%
Black African
14.6%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Magpie Hall Road
Chatham, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 136108
- UKPRN
- 10030225
- Establishment No.
- 6907
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
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