Community school · West Sussex

Hollycombe Primary School

4–11Ages
103Pupils
PrimaryPhase
125832URN

Wardley Green, Milland, Liphook, GU30 7LY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.7 below West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

26 applications for 15 places · 166th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 below West Sussex median (2.5) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 15 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 4.3; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 3.6; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 4.3; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 4.1; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 4.0; West Sussex median median 2.6

This school
West Sussex 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	15	26	1.7	12	0.80
Sep 2025	13	33	2.5	12	0.92
Sep 2024	11	27	2.5	9	0.82
Sep 2023	8	34	4.3	6	0.75
Sep 2022	15	45	3.0	23	1.53
Sep 2021	13	37	2.9	12	0.92
Sep 2020	15	48	3.2	18	1.20
Sep 2019	12	43	3.6	11	0.92
Sep 2018	12	52	4.3	11	0.92
Sep 2017	15	45	3.0	17	1.13
Sep 2016	11	45	4.1	11	1.00
Sep 2015	11	36	3.3	10	0.91
Sep 2014	14	56	4.0	20	1.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 59% · Maths 47% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%176th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard35%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth12%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard47%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard18%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	35%	6%	106	101
2023/24	40%	0%	106	102
2022/23	47%	0%	108	103

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

Hollycombe Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Rake CofE Primary School
3.7 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Liphook Infant School
4.2 km · Hampshire

2026

1.4applications per place
Liphook Church of England Controlled Junior School
4.2 km · Hampshire

2026

82%met the SATs standard
Fernhurst Primary School
5.3 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place
Rogate CofE Primary School
5.6 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Stedham Primary School
5.7 km · West Sussex

Requires improvement2024

5.0applications per place
Camelsdale Primary School
6.2 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2024

3.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Liss Junior School
6.5 km · Hampshire

Good2024

66%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: 125832 · 938/2030
Capacity: 105 pupils · 103 on roll
Free school meals: 3.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wardley Green, Milland, Liphook, GU30 7LY
Local authority: West Sussex · Chichester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources