Hollywater School
Mill Chase Road, Bordon, GU35 0HA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Kitching
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 161
- Pupils on roll
- 160
- URN
- 131068
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01420474396
About this school
Hollywater School is a community special school in Bordon. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 160 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hollywater School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 6 December 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -10.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -10.50 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 16 | 19 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hollywater 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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 139 |
| 2023/24 | 144 |
| 2024/25 | 144 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.18%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 11.41%
- Persistent absence
- 31.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Miniland Farm1.2 miles
Special schools · Passfield, Nr Liphook
-
The Green Room School Kingsley2.1 miles
Special schools · Bordon
-
Highfield and Brookham School3.9 miles
Independent schools
-
Pathways Education4.0 miles
Special schools · Farnham
-
St Edmunds school Trust Ltd4.2 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Bordon
- The Green Room School Kingsley Special schools
- Bordon Infant School Primary
- Bordon Junior School Primary
- Weyford Nursery and Primary Academy Primary
- Woodlea Primary School Primary
- Oakmoor School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Hollywater School teach?
- Hollywater School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Bordon.
- Who is the headteacher of Hollywater School?
- The headteacher of Hollywater School is Miss Sarah Kitching, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hollywater School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hollywater 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 many pupils are at Hollywater School?
- Hollywater School has 160 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Hollywater School full?
- Hollywater School has capacity for 161 pupils and 160 on roll (99%), 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 Hollywater School a faith school?
- No. Hollywater School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Hollywater School have?
- The schools register lists Hollywater School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hollywater School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Hollywater School's absence rate?
- Hollywater School's overall absence rate is 11.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hollywater School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hollywater 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.