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Holland Park School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formKensington and Chelsea, London · London W8 7AFTrust: United Learning TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,376of 1,430 places
Free school meals
32.4%
Year 11 cohort 2025
211
Ofsted
Report card, 20 January 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Strong standardAttendance and behaviour ExceptionalPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance ExceptionalPost-16 provision Strong standardSafeguarding Met

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Holland Park School (URN 140134, until 31 December 2022).

What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where Holland Park School’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 59.4 against 46.1 across England and 54.5 in Kensington and Chelsea, with 74% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

French is unusually popular at GCSE: 58% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.

Nearly everyone studies a modern language to GCSE (French, Spanish, German entries add up to 89% of the cohort), which is rare outside selective and independent schools.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Kensington and Chelsea and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureHolland Park SchoolKensington and ChelseaEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)59.454.546.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths74%61%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths81%77%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects92%46%41%
EBacc average point score5.764.894.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort29%36%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils45.646.034.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils65.159.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language20%38%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language20899%89%38%20%84%
English Literature20899%86%46%21%87%
Mathematics20798%88%52%22%85%
History12961%41%48%26%81%
Combined Science12258%65%17%9%66%
French12258%18%34%29%57%
Geography9344%41%45%25%81%
Biology8540%23%76%45%100%
Physics8540%23%72%46%99%
Chemistry8540%23%74%47%99%
Business Studies7736%18%14%20%75%
Spanish6330%19%49%27%81%
Computer Science5225%13%37%30%79%
Latin3215%1%75%74%97%
Fine Art3215%9%69%28%97%
Design and Technology2411%11%0%23%38%
Religious Studies2110%31%48%32%76%
Photography189%6%56%19%100%
Physical Education178%11%18%24%53%
Food Preparation and Nutrition147%8%7%21%71%
Drama126%7%42%27%83%
Music115%5%36%33%91%
Russian94%0%89%87%89%
Arabic63%1%50%47%83%
Italian52%0%53%
Turkish42%0%71%
German31%5%33%
Japanese21%0%53%
Persian21%0%77%
Modern Hebrew21%0%83%
Modern Greek21%0%33%
Classical Civilisation21%1%40%
Sociology10%4%21%
Classical Greek10%0%92%
Portuguese10%0%50%
Polish10%1%84%
Statistics10%5%20%
Chinese10%1%75%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Computer Appreciation / Introduction67%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureHolland Park SchoolKensington and ChelseaEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study214
— of whom A level students84723261,341
Average A level gradeB-B-B-
Average points per A level entry37.8737.0535.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects24%19%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology3845%23%
English Literature3440%11%
Biology3036%20%
Mathematics2631%31%
Economics2429%13%
Business Studies1417%13%
Politics1315%6%
Chemistry1214%17%
Physics1113%12%
History1012%13%
Religious Studies1012%4%
Geography78%10%
Music0%
Drama2%
Turkish0%
French1%
Spanish2%
Latin0%
Fine Art3%
Further Mathematics5%

Other secondary schools in Kensington and Chelsea

Chelsea Academy

Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,106 pupils

91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.9

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.