Holme Court School
Cherry Hinton Hall, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1 8DW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Anita Laws
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 55
- Pupils on roll
- 40
- URN
- 108886
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223778030
About this school
Holme Court School is an independent special school in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 40 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Holme Court School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Holme Court School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2005, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 23.3 | 28.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 20% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 1.6 | 2.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Holme Court School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 23.3 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 28.8 | 36.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | 49 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 37
- Pupils on SEN support
- 3
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cambridge International School0.0 miles
Independent schools
-
Cambridge Muslim Secondary School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Cambridge
-
The Perse School1.2 miles
Independent schools
-
Abbey College Cambridge1.4 miles
Independent schools · Cambridgeshire
-
Pilgrim Pathways School1.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
- Castle School, Cambridge Special schools
- Granta School Special schools
- Gretton School Special schools
- OA - Cambridge Academies
- Papworth Hall School Special schools
- Pilgrim Pathways School Local authority maintained schools
- Selwyn Hall School Special schools
- The Centre School Academies
- Brunswick Nursery School Nursery
- Colleges Nursery School Nursery
- Histon Early Years Centre Nursery
- Homerton Early Years Centre Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Holme Court School teach?
- Holme Court School teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Holme Court School?
- The headteacher of Holme Court School is Ms Anita Laws, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holme Court School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Holme Court School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Holme Court School?
- Holme Court School has 40 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is Holme Court School full?
- Holme Court School has capacity for 55 pupils and 40 on roll (73%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holme Court School a faith school?
- No. Holme Court School has no designated religious character.
- How have Holme Court School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 23.3 in 2023/24 and 28.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Holme Court School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holme Court School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.