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Holland Park School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 58 58.2 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
58.2 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
68.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
33% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.04 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 59.4[6] 73.5%[6]
2023/24 58.7[4] 68.7%[4] +0.04[4]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
23.8% 2024/25[3]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B[7] 35%[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
20 Jan 2026[8]
Type
S5 Inspection[8]
Report published
28 May 2026[8]
Inclusion
Strong standard[8]
Achievement
Strong standard[8]
Safeguarding standards
Met[8]
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard[8]
Attendance and behaviour
Exceptional[8]
Leadership and governance
Exceptional[8]
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard[8]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Strong standard[8]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.2 Entry Sept 2026[9]
Applications (any preference)
1077 Entry Sept 2026[9]
First preferences
311 Entry Sept 2026[9]
Places offered
255 Entry Sept 2026[9]
First preferences per place
1.2 Entry Sept 2026[9]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 1176[9] 362[9] 253[9] 4.6[9] 1.4[9]
Entry Sept 2024 974[9] 297[9] 248[9] 3.9[9] 1.2[9]
Entry Sept 2023 944[9] 283[9] 226[9] 4.2[9] 1.3[9]

Admissions

Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
240 Entry Sept 2026[10]
Entrance test date
4 Oct 2025 Entry Sept 2026[10]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1430[1]
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea[1]
Website
https://www.hollandparkschool.co.uk/[1]
District
Kensington and Chelsea[11]
Postcode
W8 7AF[1]
URN
149632[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1336 2024/25[12]
English as an additional language
35.4% 2024/25[12]
SEN support
13.6% 2024/25[12]
EHC plan
4% 2024/25[12]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
32.7% 2024/25[12]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
38.6%[13]
Mixed
18.7%[13]
Asian
8.1%[13]
Black
11%[13]
Any other ethnic group
16.7%[13]
Unclassified
7%[13]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

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: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. 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.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2025/26. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. hollandparkschool.co.uk: hollandparkschool.co.uk — Admission Policy 2026-27 (PDF). Period 2026-10-16. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (2)
    The Published Admission Number (PAN) is 240. (p. 3)
    Aptitude tests will take place on Saturday 4th October 2025. 2 Oversubscription Criteria (p. 3)
  11. 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.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.