Holland Park School
Airlie Gardens, London, W8 7AF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Dame Sally Coates
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,430
- Pupils on roll
- 1,376
- URN
- 149632
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02079081000
About this school
Holland Park School is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,376 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holland Park School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 217 | 211 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.7 | 59.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.04 -0.17 to +0.24 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 68.7% | 73.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80.2% | 80.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 84.3% | 91.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.6 | 5.8 |
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 Holland Park 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 | Kensington and Chelsea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 34.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.7 | 32 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 59.4 | 35.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,291 |
| 2023/24 | 1,269 |
| 2024/25 | 1,336 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holland Park School compares
Holland Park School ranked 2nd of 6 secondary schools in Kensington and Chelsea for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59.4 | 7.9% | 32.7% | 1,376 | — |
| The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School | 67.2 | 5.3% | 18% | 1,034 | 0.5 miles |
| Kensington Aldridge Academy | 54 | 8.7% | 58.2% | 1,271 | 0.9 miles |
| Westminster Academy | 48.3 | 11.3% | 51.3% | 1,003 | 1.2 miles |
| All Saints Catholic College | 51.3 | 9.6% | 41.8% | 898 | 1.2 miles |
| Sacred Heart High School | 60.9 | 6.8% | 19.7% | 1,113 | 1.3 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 20 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.71%
- English as an additional language
- 35.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.85%
- Persistent absence
- 24.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School0.5 miles
Secondary · London
-
Kensington Aldridge Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Westminster Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
All Saints Catholic College1.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
Sacred Heart High School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Holland Park School ranks 41st of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Holland Park School teach?
- Holland Park School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Holland Park School?
- The headteacher of Holland Park School is Dame Sally Coates, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holland Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holland Park 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 many pupils are at Holland Park School?
- Holland Park School has 1,376 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Holland Park School full?
- Holland Park School has capacity for 1,430 pupils and 1,376 on roll (96%), 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 Holland Park School a faith school?
- No. Holland Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is Holland Park School part of an academy trust?
- Holland Park School is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holland Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.7 in 2023/24 and 59.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holland Park School compare with other schools in Kensington and Chelsea?
- Holland Park School ranked 2nd of 6 secondary schools in Kensington and Chelsea for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holland Park School's absence rate?
- Holland Park School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holland Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holland Park 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.