Holmwood House School
Chitts Hill, Lexden, Colchester, CO3 9ST
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 0 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Edward Bond
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Witham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 395
- URN
- 115410
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206574305
About this school
Holmwood House School is an independent school in Colchester. It teaches children aged 0 to 16 and has 395 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Holmwood House 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
Holmwood House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1952, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 |
| Attainment 8 score | - |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - |
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 Holmwood House 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 346 |
| 2023/24 | 373 |
| 2024/25 | 392 |
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
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 47
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lexden Springs School0.7 miles
Academies · Colchester
-
Doucecroft School1.0 miles
Special schools · Colchester
-
St Mary's School for Girls1.5 miles
Independent schools · Colchester
-
Kingswode Hoe School1.5 miles
Academies · Colchester
-
Colchester Prep & High School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Colchester
Other schools in Colchester
- Colchester Prep & High School Independent schools
- Littlegarth School Independent schools
- OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus Independent schools
- St Mary's School for Girls Independent schools
- Alresford Primary School Primary
- Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Baynards Primary School Primary
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Boxted St Peter's Church of England School Primary
- Braiswick Primary School Primary
- Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brinkley Grove Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Holmwood House School teach?
- Holmwood House School teaches children aged 0 to 16. It is an independent school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Holmwood House School?
- The headteacher of Holmwood House School is Mr Edward Bond, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holmwood House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Holmwood House 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 big is Holmwood House School?
- Holmwood House School has 395 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 16.
- Is Holmwood House School full?
- Holmwood House School has capacity for 450 pupils and 395 on roll (88%), 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 Holmwood House School a faith school?
- No. Holmwood House School has no designated religious character.
- Is Holmwood House School a selective school?
- No. Holmwood House School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What are Holmwood House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holmwood House 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.