The Holmesdale School

The Holmesdale School is a coeducational high school and sixth form located in Snodland, Kent.^[1]

The Holmesdale School
Location
Malling Road Snodland , Kent , ME6 5HS England
Coordinates	51.3235°N 0.4375°E / 51.3235; 0.4375
Information
Type	high school; Academy
Local authority	Kent County Council
Trust	Swale Academies Trust
Department for Education URN	147897 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Glenn Prebble
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	838 as of February 2016[update]
Website	http://www.holmesdale.kent.sch.uk/

It was founded in 1930^[2] and was at one time a foundation school administered by Kent County Council and The Malling Holmesdale Federation Trust, which also included The Malling School.^[3] It was also part of the Mid Kent Learning Alliance.^[4] In September 2022 The Holmesdale School converted to academy status, and is now sponsored by the Swale Academies Trust.^[5]

The Holmesdale School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs. The school was previously designated as a Technology College and was renamed Holmesdale Technology College for a time. Holmesdale Technology College was renamed The Holmesdale School in April 2016, but the school continues to specialise in STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).^[6]

They play a number of different sports including dodgeball and Korfball^[7]