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Holcombe Grammar School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Holcombe
 Maidstone Road
 Chatham
 Kent ME4 6JB
Telephone: 0333 360 2130

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Chatham Grammar School for Boys
Trust: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Sponsor: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Lee Preston (since January 2020)
Previous Headteacher: Mandy Gage
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 57.9 / 6.2
Non-teaching Staff*: 21.36
Number of pupils: 1060
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.3
Sex: Boys
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 12.70% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 27.8%
Local child deprivation rate: 19.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 60.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 49.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Medway
Constituency: Chatham and Aylesford
Electoral Ward: Fort Pitt
School Number: 8874068

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 30th September 2014 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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