Community school · Kent

Hollingbourne Primary School

4–11Ages
96Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118292URN

Eyhorne Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.7 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

38 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 23 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
1 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Kent median (2.4) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

38 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 3.2; Kent median median 2.4
2025 4.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.8; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.5; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.9; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 3.0; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.3; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.9; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.6; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	12	38	3.2	12	1.00
Sep 2025	8	33	4.1	6	0.75
Sep 2024	15	42	2.8	13	0.87
Sep 2023	12	46	3.8	10	0.83
Sep 2022	12	30	2.5	11	0.92
Sep 2021	14	29	2.1	13	0.93
Sep 2020	15	43	2.9	20	1.33
Sep 2019	15	41	2.7	14	0.93
Sep 2018	15	45	3.0	12	0.80
Sep 2017	12	27	2.3	10	0.83
Sep 2016	15	49	3.3	17	1.13
Sep 2015	15	43	2.9	11	0.73
Sep 2014	15	54	3.6	19	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 67% · Maths 60% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%321st of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	7%	105	102
2023/24	69%	6%	108	103
2022/23	73%	0%	107	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hollingbourne Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Kent

2026

3.7applications per place 7%met the SATs standard
Harrietsham Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Kent

Good2024

1.7applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Kingswood Primary School
4.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Thurnham Church of England Infant School
4.7 km · Kent

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Roseacre Junior School
4.7 km · Kent

Good2024

73%met the SATs standard
Madginford Primary School
4.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Senacre Wood Primary School
5.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Bearsted
5.7 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118292 · 886/2166
Capacity: 105 pupils · 96 on roll
Free school meals: 24.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Eyhorne Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UA
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources