Secondary
Holland Park School
Airlie Gardens, London, W8 7AF
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1376 of 1430 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 85.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 117.7
- Pupils per adult
- 10.8
- Pupils
- 1,269
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourExceptional
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExceptional
- Sixth formStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
April 2022
Previous framework
Inadequate
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
74%
21 points above the London average (53% across 239 schools)
59.4
8.3 above the London average (51.1 across 239 schools)
76th of 239 by our score, among the secondary schools in London we can score - 299 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 59.4 |
| EBacc average point score | 5.76 |
| Entered the EBacc | 92% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 74% |
| A level average points per entry | 37.87 |
| A level students | 84 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 69% |
| 24/25 | 74% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 41.3 |
| 24/25 | 37.9 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 58.7 |
| 24/25 | 59.4 |
Airlie Gardens, London, W8 7AF
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Kensington and Chelsea admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Sally Coates
- Address
- Airlie Gardens, London, W8 7AF
- Telephone
- 02079081000