Hollycombe Primary School
Wardley Green, Milland, Liphook, GU30 7LY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Pearce
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 125832
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482741332
About this school
Hollycombe Primary School is a community primary school in Liphook. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 103 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 40% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 60% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 67% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Hollycombe 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 | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 113 |
| 2024/25 | 107 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hollycombe Primary School compares
Hollycombe Primary School ranked 180th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 7.3% | 4.7% | 103 | — |
| Rake CofE Primary School | 25% | 7.2% | 13.6% | 91 | 2.3 miles |
| Liphook Infant School | — | 4.3% | 14.2% | 267 | 2.6 miles |
| Liphook Church of England Controlled Junior School | 82% | 3.6% | 16.2% | 359 | 2.6 miles |
| Fernhurst Primary School | — | 5.5% | 13.6% | 121 | 3.3 miles |
| Rogate CofE Primary School | 50% | 3.6% | 12.9% | 73 | 3.4 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)
- 4.67%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 7.29%
- Persistent absence
- 17.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rake CofE Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Liss
-
Liphook Infant School2.6 miles
Primary · Liphook
-
Liphook Church of England Controlled Junior School2.6 miles
Primary · Liphook
-
Fernhurst Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
Rogate CofE Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Petersfield
Other schools in Liphook
- Liphook Church of England Controlled Junior School Primary
- Liphook Infant School Primary
- Bohunt School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hollycombe Primary School teach?
- Hollycombe Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Liphook.
- Who is the headteacher of Hollycombe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hollycombe Primary School is Mrs Louise Pearce, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hollycombe Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hollycombe 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 Hollycombe Primary School?
- Hollycombe Primary School has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hollycombe Primary School full?
- Hollycombe Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 103 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hollycombe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hollycombe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hollycombe Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hollycombe Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hollycombe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hollycombe Primary School rank locally?
- Hollycombe Primary School ranked 180th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hollycombe Primary School's absence rate?
- Hollycombe Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hollycombe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hollycombe 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.