Holland Park School
Airlie Gardens, London, W8 7AF
1,376 pupils · 96% of 1,430 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 59.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 73.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 80.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 91.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.22 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 255 | 311 | 1,077 | 255 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 253 | 362 | 1,176 | 253 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 248 | 297 | 974 | 248 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 226 | 283 | 944 | 226 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School 0.8 km · Most areas: Exceptional (2026)
- Kensington Aldridge Academy 1.5 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Westminster Academy 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- All Saints Catholic College 2 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Sacred Heart High School 2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Marylebone Boys' School 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.