Hollycombe Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Liphook, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Hollycombe Primary School is a primary school in Liphook, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 January 2024. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Hollycombe Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as was the case at 120 of the 208 other West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026, there were 12 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 14 of the 26 applications (54%) came from families living outside West Sussex, and 8 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 35% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wardley Green, Milland, Liphook, GU30 7LY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 103 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 January 2024
Strengths
- “The Hollycombe Primary School’s sports motto, ‘small but mighty’, reflects the entire school experience.”
- “There are high expectations for all pupils.”
- “The staff community is deeply invested in providing high-quality learning opportunities, as well as developing pupils’ appreciation and understanding of life beyond the school gates.”
To improve
- “The checks of pupils’ understanding in English and mathematics are secure, but this needs refining in other subjects.”
- “The school is continuing to refine the curriculum in this area to ensure pupils are confident in their understanding of all areas of the taught PSHE curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 35% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- Rake CofE Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fernhurst Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rogate CofE Primary School 3.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Stedham Primary School 3.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Camelsdale Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Easebourne CofE Primary School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Midhurst CofE Primary School 4.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Harting CofE Primary School 6.4 mi Not judged Last distance published