# Holcombe Grammar School — Chatham, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Secondary
- **Parent rating:** 1.8/5 from 9 published reviews
- **Principal:** Mr L. Preston

## Contact

- **Address:** Holcombe, Letchworth Avenue, Chatham, Kent
- **Phone:** +44 333 360 2130
- **Website:** http://www.holcombegrammar.org.uk
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chatham/holcombe-grammar-school-12292

## About

Holcombe Grammar makes learning active by developing children as creative, adaptable, and resilient thinkers so that they become committed lifelong learners.

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Sep 2014
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Sep 2014

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — Trash school: Please don't do this , make me sad. Department of hearing is bad and they don't let you say hello. they don't listen they just give detention, sad especially when you don't know everything 100% or you just trouble. Ok *(Apr 2025)*
- **1/5** — No point sending your children here: Horrible school with teachers who would rather set detentions than help you with a problem you are struggling with. The school shows blatant favouritism with students getting different punishments for the same act. Do not send your children here. Also, may schools offer better opportunities for trips and excursions with French students going to France twice in a year but leaving Spanish students without the same treatment. Teachers lack professionalism and only call/ email home about negative th… *(Mar 2025)*
- **1/5** — I don't know: Detentions given out for no reason they don't support you at all and teachers are always rude telling you to shutup and things like that *(Mar 2025)*
- **1/5** — On skibidi: Was told I was not allowed to say Skibidi. *(Jul 2024)*
- **4/5** — Holcombe Grammar: I'm a year 11 at Holcombe, about to leave the school, so I wrote this review primarily for parents and young people considering applying here. And don't worry Holcombe, it's not going to be all bad. I've been at HGS since year 7 (2018), and since then the school has seen multiple leadership changes and varied levels of improvement. ------------------- Subject Departments: English: The English department is one of the best departments at Holcombe, with extremely supportive and helpful teachers th… *(Jun 2023)*
- **5/5** — Excellent Support for Students: My son has just started at Holcombe Grammar, and I've been blown away by the level of support he's received. The staff are incredibly helpful, and the school's focus on arts and creativity is fantastic. The facilities are also top-notch. I couldn't be happier with our decision to send him here. *(Sep 2022)*
- **5/5** — Exceptional School with High Standards: We've been at Holcombe Grammar for three years now, and I'm consistently impressed with the school's commitment to high standards. The facilities are excellent, and the staff are supportive and engaging. My son is thriving in this environment, and I'm confident he'll excel in his GCSEs. *(Jun 2022)*
- **4/5** — Good School with Room for Improvement: My daughter went to Holcombe Grammar for a year, and while the school has a great ethos and values, I felt that the teaching could be more engaging. The facilities are good, but not outstanding. Overall, it's a solid school that could benefit from some tweaks in terms of teaching quality. *(Mar 2022)*
- **2/5** — Words: Complete lack of support and awareness around mental health. No counsellor at the school. More time is spent reviewing singed planners than is devoted to helping students and teaching them about mental health. More attention needs to be given here some departments are good such as the English and history but the maths is poor with having a higher turnover of staff than McDonald’s. *(Sep 2020)*

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