Hollingbourne Primary School
Eyhorne Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Bradley-Wyatt
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 96
- URN
- 118292
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622880270
About this school
Hollingbourne Primary School is a community primary school in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 96 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 69% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 94% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 75% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 69% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hollingbourne Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 100 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hollingbourne Primary School compares
Hollingbourne Primary School ranked 326th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.7% | 22% | 96 | — |
| Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School | 7% | 9.3% | 25.3% | 87 | 1.3 miles |
| Harrietsham Church of England Primary School | 42% | 6.5% | 25.8% | 393 | 1.8 miles |
| Kingswood Primary School | 58% | 5.9% | 15.4% | 118 | 2.5 miles |
| Thurnham Church of England Infant School | — | 3.6% | 4.1% | 254 | 2.9 miles |
| Roseacre Junior School | 73% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 424 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 4.66%
- Persistent absence
- 13.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Harrietsham Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Kingswood Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Thurnham Church of England Infant School2.9 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Roseacre Junior School2.9 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Hollingbourne Primary School ranks 34th of the 43 ranked primary schools in Maidstone.
- Allington Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Primary
- Barming Primary School Primary
- Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Primary
- Brunswick House Primary School Primary
- Coxheath Primary School Primary
- East Farleigh Primary School Primary
- Greenfields Community Primary School Primary
- Harrietsham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hunton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Jubilee Primary School Primary
- Kingswood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hollingbourne Primary School teach?
- Hollingbourne Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Hollingbourne Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hollingbourne Primary School is Mrs Helen Bradley-Wyatt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hollingbourne Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hollingbourne Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hollingbourne Primary School?
- Hollingbourne Primary School has 96 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hollingbourne Primary School full?
- Hollingbourne Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 96 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hollingbourne Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hollingbourne Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hollingbourne Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hollingbourne Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hollingbourne Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hollingbourne Primary School rank locally?
- Hollingbourne Primary School ranked 326th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hollingbourne Primary School's absence rate?
- Hollingbourne Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hollingbourne Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hollingbourne Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.