Holland Park School

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

1,376 census January 2026

Capacity

1,430

Sixth form

Yes

Head

Dame Sally Coates

Trust

UNITED LEARNING TRUST

Address

Airlie Gardens, London, W8 7AF

Borough

Kensington and Chelsea

Telephone

02079081000

DfE reference (URN)

149632

Website

hollandparkschool.co.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerMonday 15 March 2027Open

   Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

311 first-preference applications and 1,077 applications naming it at any preference for 255 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Kensington and Chelsea: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 66.8% of applicants were offered their first preference and 92.7% were offered one of their preferences (602 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted category of concern at that inspection: serious weaknesses.

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2023/24: 58.7
  59.4This school54.5Kensington and Chelsea46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2023/24: 69%
  74%This school61%Kensington and Chelsea45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2023/24: 80%
  81%This school77%Kensington and Chelsea65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2023/24: 84%
  92%This school46%Kensington and Chelsea40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2023/24: 5.58
  5.76This school4.89Kensington and Chelsea4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 211 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2023/24: B
  B-This schoolB-Kensington and ChelseaB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2023/24: 41.3
  37.9This school37Kensington and Chelsea35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2023/24: 39.9
  37.1This school37Kensington and Chelsea35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2023/24: 35%
  24%This school19%Kensington and Chelsea18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.41
  0.18This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 84 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

32.4% January 2026

English as an additional language

35.4%

Receiving SEN support

13.6%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

4%

Girls / boys

50% / 50%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

7.8% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

25%

Pupils per teacher

30.6 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,430

Pupils on roll

1,323

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Holland Park School and Kensington Aldridge Academy0.9 miles apart
• Holland Park School and Westminster Academy1.2 miles apart
• Holland Park School and All Saints Catholic College1.2 miles apart
• Holland Park School and Paddington Academy1.5 miles apart

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