Holmleigh Park High School
Windsor Drive, Gloucester, GL4 0RT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Dan Hudson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,455
- Pupils on roll
- 1,416
- URN
- 147300
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452301381
About this school
Holmleigh Park High School is a secondary academy in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,416 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 188 | 215 | 220 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.9 | 45.1 | 41.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.09 -0.12 to +0.30 | +0.12 -0.08 to +0.32 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 44.7% | 33.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 62.3% | 59.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 29.8% | 18.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
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 Holmleigh Park High 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 | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.9 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.1 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.8 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,312 |
| 2023/24 | 1,343 |
| 2024/25 | 1,378 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holmleigh Park High School compares
Holmleigh Park High School ranked 34th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.8 | 11.4% | 35.3% | 1,416 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre | 44.1 | 8.6% | 24.6% | 1,545 | 0.7 miles |
| The Crypt School | 72.7 | 4.3% | 3.4% | 1,100 | 0.9 miles |
| Severn Vale School | 43.7 | 8.6% | 22.3% | 1,350 | 1.1 miles |
| Ribston Hall High School | 67.7 | 5.4% | 8.5% | 939 | 1.5 miles |
| Gloucester Academy | 36.6 | 13.9% | 51.2% | 1,014 | 2.1 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)
- 35.33%
- English as an additional language
- 13.9%
- Overall absence
- 11.42%
- Persistent absence
- 32.04%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre0.7 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
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The Crypt School0.9 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
-
Severn Vale School1.1 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
-
Ribston Hall High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
-
Gloucester Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Holmleigh Park High School ranks 10th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Gloucester.
- Barnwood Park School Secondary
- Chosen Hill School Secondary
- Churchdown School Secondary
- Denmark Road High School Secondary
- Gloucester Academy Secondary
- Henley Bank High School Secondary
- Ribston Hall High School Secondary
- Severn Vale School Secondary
- Sir Thomas Rich's School Secondary
- St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- The Crypt School Secondary
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Holmleigh Park High School teach?
- Holmleigh Park High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Holmleigh Park High School?
- The headteacher of Holmleigh Park High School is Mr Dan Hudson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Holmleigh Park High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holmleigh Park High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Holmleigh Park High School?
- Holmleigh Park High School has 1,416 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Holmleigh Park High School full?
- Holmleigh Park High School has capacity for 1,455 pupils and 1,416 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holmleigh Park High School a faith school?
- No. Holmleigh Park High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Holmleigh Park High School a selective school?
- No. Holmleigh Park High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Holmleigh Park High School?
- Holmleigh Park High School is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holmleigh Park High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.9 in 2022/23 and 41.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holmleigh Park High School rank locally?
- Holmleigh Park High School ranked 34th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holmleigh Park High School's absence rate?
- Holmleigh Park High School's overall absence rate is 11.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holmleigh Park High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holmleigh Park High 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 10 July 2026.