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Francis Holland School[1]

Independent · ages 10–19

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Headline results

A-level average grade
AL A A 2024/25[2]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
12.8 2025/26[3]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[3]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]

IGCSEs don't count towards Attainment 8, so it understates many independent schools.

Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths
2024/25 12.5[5] 0%[5]
2023/24 12.6[6] 0%[6]
2022/23 14.5[7] 0%[7]
2021/22 14.4[8] 0%[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
A 2024/25[2]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
42.6% 2024/25[2]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 A[10] 44.1%[10]
2022/23 A-[11] 34.2%[11]
2021/22 A[12] 39.6%[12]
2018/19 B+[13] 32.5%[13]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
65.2% 2023/24[14]
UK higher education
50.7% 2023/24[14]
Education
55.1% 2023/24[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2023/24[14]
Employment
10.1% 2023/24[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2022/23 67.1%[14] 50.7%[14] 57.5%[14] 1.4%[14] 8.2%[14]
2021/22 62.3%[14] 41.5%[14] 45.3%[14] 0%[14] 17%[14]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

For independent schools the DfE publishes destinations after 16–18 study only: no destinations after GCSEs and no university progression figures (top third, Russell Group, Oxbridge).

Ofsted

Inspected by
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[15]

ISI inspection

Inspection
October 2024[16]
Framework
Framework from September 2023[16]
Leadership and governance
Standards met[16]
Quality of education
Standards met[16]
Health and wellbeing
Standards met[16]
Social and economic education
Standards met[16]
Safeguarding
Standards met[16]

Previous ISI inspections: 2022, 2021, 2017 (2022 report, 2021 report, 2017 report).

ISI's page for this school

Findings of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), restated in our own words: not ISI's wording. Read the full report on ISI's website.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Fees

Senior, day
£11,058 a term 2026/27 · Year 7 to Year 13 · VAT not stated[17]

As published by the school on its own website for the year shown, quoted from our archived copy. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest fee the school lists for that stage. Check the school's current fees before deciding: extras (lunch, trips, exams) and bursaries are not included. Fees are never used to rank schools.

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
10–19[1]
Boys / girls
Girls[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
780[1]
Local authority
Westminster[1]
Website
www.fhs-sw1.org.uk[1]
Nursery classes
No Nursery Classes[15]
Special classes
No Special Classes[15]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[15]
District
Westminster[18]
Postcode
SW1W 8JF[1]
URN
101161[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
603 2024/25[19]
SEN support
24.7% 2024/25[19]
EHC plan
0% 2024/25[19]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[19]

Practicalities

Admissions contact
The admissions contact details for Year 8, 9, and 10 entry are provided as email: admissions@fhs-sw1.org.uk and phone: 0207 824 5005. Entry Sept 2027[20]
Occasional places
The school offers occasional places for entry into Years 8, 9, and 10 in September 2027. Entry Sept 2027[20]

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
Generally, pupils are well motivated, make strong progress and achieve highly in public examinations.[21]
Warmth
This is reflected in the warm and caring interactions between pupils and staff, and between pupils themselves. This results in a very caring and mutually respectful school community.[21]
Pastoral care
The school has a comprehensive wellbeing programme that supports pupils’ mental health and emotional wellbeing. The programme is adapted to meet the specific needs of individual pupils.[21]
Behaviour
Staff ensure the start and end of the school day are calm and orderly. In some lessons in Years 7 to 9, a few pupils are not sufficiently engaged in their learning[21]
Learning support
Leaders quickly identify pupils who have SEND and teachers use bespoke teaching strategies to meets pupils’ individual needs The school has identified 145 pupils who have SEND.[21]
Enrichment
Leaders provide a wide variety of groups and societies in school and insist that all pupils are actively involved.[21]
Pupil voice
Pupils have input into these processes and feel their voice is heard. Pupils have significant involvement in, and often lead, different enterprises[21]
Independence
Leaders encourage pupils to take a degree of control for their own curriculum within subjects. Pupils are motivated and work successfully on their own and with others.[21]
Collaboration
Pupils are eager to support and encourage each other. Through the school’s ‘big sister’ programme, older pupils support those who are younger[21]
Structure
teachers create a calm and informal environment where all views and opinions are valued. Pupils know and can articulate the behaviour rules in the school.[21]
Diversity
English is an additional language for 257 pupils. Pupils’ spiritual and moral understanding and respect for other cultures is broadened through a variety of religious faith societies in school.[21]
Sport
Sports clubs are open to all, even if not all attendees make the school teams. Leaders provide a good variety of games and sports and the offer is extended beyond the school day.[21]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: 16-18 destination measures: 16-19 study leavers institution level destinations. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Independent Schools Inspectorate: School inspection report, Francis Holland School, Sloane Square, October 2024. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  17. fhs-sw1.org.uk: fhs-sw1.org.uk — Fees. Period 2026-10-17. Archived copy; original. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    Termly School Fees (effective 1st September 2026)* Year 7 to Year 13 - £11,058 (p. 1)
  18. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  20. fhs-sw1.org.uk: fhs-sw1.org.uk — Joining year 8-9 or 10. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (3)
    If you have any questions about entry into Years 8, 9 or 10, please do not hesitate to contact our Admissions Team on 0207 824 5005 or by email on admissions@fhs-sw1.org.uk (p. 1)
    Our main entry points are 11+ and 16+ but each year there are a few places available for entry into Years 8, 9 and 10. (p. 1)
    If you would like to register your daughter for Year 8, Year 9 or Year 10 entry in September 2027, please complete our Occasional Place Registration Form or Overseas Occasional Place Registration Form. (p. 1)
  21. fhs-sw1.org.uk: fhs-sw1.org.uk — Independent Schools Inspection Report October 2024 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (22)
    Sports clubs are open to all, even if not all attendees make the school teams (p. 7)
    Leaders provide a good variety of games and sports and the offer is extended beyond the school day (p. 9)
    This is reflected in the warm and caring interactions between pupils and staff, and between pupils themselves (p. 6)
    This results in a very caring and mutually respectful school community (p. 9)
    Generally, pupils are well motivated, make strong progress and achieve highly in public examinations (p. 3)
    The school has a comprehensive wellbeing programme that supports pupils' mental health and emotional wellbeing (p. 3)
    The programme is adapted to meet the specific needs of individual pupils (p. 3)
    Staff ensure the start and end of the school day are calm and orderly (p. 10)
    In some lessons in Years 7 to 9, a few pupils are not sufficiently engaged in their learning (p. 3)
    English is an additional language for 257 pupils (p. 15)
    Pupils' spiritual and moral understanding and respect for other cultures is broadened through a variety of religious faith societies in school (p. 9)
    teachers create a calm and informal environment where all views and opinions are valued (p. 9)
    Pupils know and can articulate the behaviour rules in the school (p. 9)
    Leaders provide a wide variety of groups and societies in school and insist that all pupils are actively involved (p. 11)
    Pupils have input into these processes and feel their voice is heard (p. 3)
    Pupils have significant involvement in, and often lead, different enterprises (p. 11)
    Leaders encourage pupils to take a degree of control for their own curriculum within subjects (p. 7)
    Pupils are motivated and work successfully on their own and with others (p. 7)
    Pupils are eager to support and encourage each other (p. 11)
    Through the school's 'big sister' programme, older pupils support those who are younger (p. 9)
    Leaders quickly identify pupils who have SEND and teachers use bespoke teaching strategies to meets pupils' individual needs (p. 7)
    The school has identified 145 pupils who have SEND (p. 15)