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Holland Park School

  • 11–18Ages
  • 1,376Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 149632URN

Airlie Gardens, London, W8 7AF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
4.2per place
1.3 above Kensington and Chelsea median (2.9)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Kensington and Chelsea

1,077 applications for 255 places · 3rd of 6 in Kensington and Chelsea
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
58.2of 90
2nd of 6 in Kensington and Chelsea
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 28 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourExceptional
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExceptional
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 20 January 2026
    Report card · 2 Exceptional, 5 Strong standard

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
4.2applications per place, Year 7
1.3 above Kensington and Chelsea median (2.9) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

1,077 applications · 255 places offered · 311 named it first

  1. 2026 4.2; Kensington and Chelsea median median 2.9
  2. 2025 4.7; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.4
  3. 2024 3.9; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.9
  4. 2023 4.2; Kensington and Chelsea median median 4.2
  5. 2022 6.4; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.5; as the previous school
  6. 2021 7.6; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.5; as the previous school
  7. 2020 7.3; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.7; as the previous school
  8. 2019 7.9; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.4; as the previous school
  9. 2018 8.1; Kensington and Chelsea median median 2.3; as the previous school
  10. 2017 7.3; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.4; as the previous school
  11. 2016 7.3; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.8; as the previous school
  12. 2015 6.9; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.5; as the previous school
  13. 2014 5.9; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.6; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Kensington and Chelsea median

Dashed bars: as Holland Park School (URN 140134), Holland Park School (URN 100501), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262551,0774.23111.22
Sep 20252531,1764.73621.43
Sep 20242489743.92971.20
Sep 20232269444.22831.25
Sep 2022 *2261,4386.44702.08
Sep 2021 *2271,7267.65962.63
Sep 2020 *2321,6887.35702.46
Sep 2019 *2341,8537.96702.86
Sep 2018 *2361,9118.17283.08
Sep 2017 *2351,7077.36152.62
Sep 2016 *2351,7107.35762.45
Sep 2015 *2341,6186.95752.46
Sep 2014 *2351,3965.94772.03

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

212 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)58.22nd of 6 in Kensington and Chelsea
Grade 5 or above in English and maths68%2nd of 6 in Kensington and Chelsea
Grade 4 or above in English and maths84%
  • This school
  • Kensington and Chelsea median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.04
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)21258.268%84%–
2024/2521159.474%81%–
2023/2421758.769%80%+0.04
2022/23–

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
149632 · 207/4001
Trust
United Learning Trust
Capacity
1,430 pupils · 1,376 on roll
Free school meals
32.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 January 2023
Replaced
Holland Park School (URN 140134); Holland Park School (URN 100501)
Address
Airlie Gardens, London, W8 7AF
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources