Holland Park School
About the school
Holland Park School is an open secondary school in Kensington and Chelsea.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 20 January 2026
- Published
- 28 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Category of concern: SWK
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Exceptional
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 59.4
- Kensington and Chelsea
- 54.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Kensington and Chelsea
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 73.50%
- Kensington and Chelsea
- 61.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 80.60%
- Kensington and Chelsea
- 77.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 91.90%
- Kensington and Chelsea
- 45.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.76
- Kensington and Chelsea
- 4.89
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 37.87
AAB or better
- School
- 23.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1336
Girls
49.70%
Boys
50.30%
SEN support
13.62%
Education, health and care plan
3.97%
English as an additional language
35.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
32.71%
Overall absence
7.85
Persistent absence
24.96