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Secondary · W8 · Kensington and Chelsea

Holland Park School

Airlie Gardens, London, W8 7AF

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Inadequate

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedInadequate
Attendance91.5%
AttainmentProgress 8: +0.04
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils1391

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Inadequate

Latest visit (May 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, personal development and wellbeing and post-16 provision strong standard; attendance and behaviour and leadership and governance exceptional. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedOutstanding

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

View on Ofsted

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in W8. Where we have them, council (Kensington and Chelsea) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1391
Free school meals
24%
5.9% above district average (18.1%)

Also: Kensington and Chelsea 37.7% · England 25.8%

SEN
17.6%
3.6% above district average (14%)

Also: Kensington and Chelsea 18.2% · England 16.5%

EAL
35.4%
15.4% below district average (50.8%)
Attendance
91.5%
3.8% below district average (95.3%)

Also: Kensington and Chelsea 91.7% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
27.3%
Progress 8
+0.04 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
59.4
Grade 5+ English & maths
73.5%
Grade 4+ English & maths
80.6%
Entered for EBacc
91.9%
EBacc average point score
5.76

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the W8 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2022/2391.5%
  • 2023/2492.8%
  • 2024/2592.5%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
1430
Pupils on roll
1391

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Kensington and Chelsea page.

SEN support

SEN %
17.6%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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