The Holmesdale School
Malling Road, Snodland, ME6 5HSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Holmesdale School is a secondary school in Snodland for ages 11 to 18. It is one of the 692 schools in Kent. It ranks 50th of 99 secondary schools in Kent. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 April 2025, report published 14 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 April 2025
Pupils appreciate the school's very strong, warm and welcoming ethos. Older pupils help younger pupils to integrate. This helps to further strengthen the culture as pupils move up through the school. They value the individualised pastoral care that they receive and know who to talk to if they have worries or concerns. Pupils who join the school mid-year are very positive about the way they are helped to quickly settle in. The school has high expectations for pupils' achievement. Pupils value the range of ways that they are supported academically. As a result, many build their learning over time and achieve positive outcomes. Sixth-form students achieve particularly well in the courses they study. Pupils are proud to attend the school. They mostly rise to the school's high behaviour expectations. Where pupils need more individualised support to do this, the school provides it well. Pupils are respectful and supportive of each other. Staff manage behaviour consistently, meaning pupils know what is expected of them. Most learning is calm, and breaktimes and lunchtimes are orderly.
What the school should improve
- The implementation of the curriculum in some subjects is not consistent. This leads to variability in how well activities help pupils to know and remember the planned content. Where this is the case, pupils do not achieve as well as they could. The school must ensure that teaching approaches match the intent of the curriculum and lead to pupils securing the necessary knowledge and skills across all subjects.
- Pupils' attitudes to learning at key stage 3 are not as strong as those demonstrated by older pupils. As a result, not all key stage 3 pupils learn as much as they can in readiness for key stage 4. The school should continue to strengthen the implementation of the key stage 3 curriculum and consistency of behaviour for learning to ensure younger pupils learn as well as their older peers.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
80 pupils in the year group
A level results (key stage 5), 2024/25
12 students
Average A level grade E-, England average B-
Pupil numbers and mix
606 pupils on roll, with places for 959
Schools near The Holmesdale School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aylesford School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | Attainment 8: 37.6 |
| The Malling School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 41.0 |
| The Thomas Aveling School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 41.3 |
| Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 69.5 |
| Walderslade School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Inadequate | Attainment 8: 29.9 |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Glenn Prebble
- Phone
- 01634240416
- Address
- Malling Road, Snodland, ME6 5HS
- Local authority
- Kent
- URN
- 147897
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.