Holyport College
Ascot Road, Holyport, SL6 3LE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HOLYPORT COLLEGE
- Head Master
- Mr ALASTAIR INGALL
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Maidenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 541
- Pupils on roll
- 660
- URN
- 139971
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628640150
About this school
Holyport College is a secondary academy in Holyport. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 660 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holyport College, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 86 | 83 | 91 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.2 | 55.3 | 54.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.32 -0.03 to +0.67 | +0.58 +0.22 to +0.94 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 63.9% | 58.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 77.1% | 74.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 87% | 80.7% | 76.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
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 Holyport College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Windsor and Maidenhead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.2 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.3 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.4 | 35.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 576 |
| 2023/24 | 613 |
| 2024/25 | 640 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holyport College compares
Holyport College ranked 2nd of 10 secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.4 | 7.1% | 11% | 660 | — |
| Cox Green School | 45.9 | 9.3% | 21% | 1,139 | 2.1 miles |
| Desborough College | 45.7 | 7.4% | 18% | 539 | 2.2 miles |
| Altwood Church of England School | 40 | 9.1% | 26.3% | 846 | 2.4 miles |
| Newlands Girls' School | 55.6 | 5.4% | 13% | 1,226 | 2.9 miles |
| Furze Platt Senior School | 47.5 | 8.2% | 19.2% | 1,556 | 3.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.96%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.13%
- Persistent absence
- 16.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cox Green School2.1 miles
Secondary · Maidenhead
-
Desborough College2.2 miles
Secondary · Maidenhead
-
Altwood Church of England School2.4 miles
Secondary · Maidenhead
-
Newlands Girls' School2.9 miles
Secondary · Maidenhead
-
Furze Platt Senior School3.6 miles
Secondary · Maidenhead
Common questions
- What ages does Holyport College teach?
- Holyport College teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Holyport.
- Who is the head master of Holyport College?
- The head master of Holyport College is Mr ALASTAIR INGALL, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holyport College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holyport College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Holyport College?
- Holyport College has 660 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Holyport College full?
- Holyport College has capacity for 541 pupils and 660 on roll (122%), so it is at or above 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 Holyport College a faith school?
- No. Holyport College has no designated religious character.
- Is Holyport College a selective school?
- No. Holyport College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Holyport College part of an academy trust?
- Holyport College is part of HOLYPORT COLLEGE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holyport College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.2 in 2022/23 and 54.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holyport College compare with other schools in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Holyport College ranked 2nd of 10 secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holyport College's absence rate?
- Holyport College's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holyport College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holyport College'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 1 July 2026.