Holmesdale Community Infant School
Alma Road, Reigate, RH2 0BY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENSAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Mullarkey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Reigate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 264
- URN
- 145213
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01737243678
About this school
Holmesdale Community Infant School is a primary academy in Reigate. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 264 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holmesdale Community Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Holmesdale Community Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 337 |
| 2023/24 | 293 |
| 2024/25 | 281 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holmesdale Community Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.8% | 3.2% | 264 | — |
| Reigate Priory Community Junior School | 71% | 4.1% | 6.5% | 494 | 0.7 miles |
| Reigate Parish Church Primary School | 69% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 403 | 0.8 miles |
| Wray Common Primary School | 76% | 4.1% | 13.4% | 406 | 0.9 miles |
| Hatchlands Primary | 69% | 5.9% | 22.1% | 334 | 1.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 5.4% | 8.4% | 595 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 22 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.19%
- English as an additional language
- 14.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.8%
- Persistent absence
- 6.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Reigate Priory Community Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Reigate
-
Reigate Parish Church Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Reigate
-
Wray Common Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Reigate
-
Hatchlands Primary1.0 miles
Primary · Redhill
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Redhill
Other schools in Reigate
- Dovers Green School Primary
- Reigate Parish Church Primary School Primary
- Reigate Priory Community Junior School Primary
- Sandcross Primary School Primary
- Wray Common Primary School Primary
- Reigate School Secondary
- Royal Alexandra and Albert School All-through
- Reigate College 16 plus
- Brooklands School Academies
- Moon Hall School, Reigate Special schools
- Reigate Valley College Academies
- Dunottar School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Holmesdale Community Infant School teach?
- Holmesdale Community Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Reigate.
- Who is the headteacher of Holmesdale Community Infant School?
- The headteacher of Holmesdale Community Infant School is Mrs Sharon Mullarkey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holmesdale Community Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holmesdale Community Infant 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 Holmesdale Community Infant School?
- Holmesdale Community Infant School has 264 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Holmesdale Community Infant School full?
- Holmesdale Community Infant School has capacity for 330 pupils and 264 on roll (80%), 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 Holmesdale Community Infant School a faith school?
- No. Holmesdale Community Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Is Holmesdale Community Infant School a selective school?
- No. Holmesdale Community Infant School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Holmesdale Community Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holmesdale Community Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is Holmesdale Community Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Holmesdale Community Infant School is part of GREENSAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Holmesdale Community Infant School's absence rate?
- Holmesdale Community Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Holmesdale Community Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Holmesdale Community Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 15 July 2026.