Holland Park School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · London, Kensington and Chelsea
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.767 miles
Band A · Published by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Holland Park School is a secondary school in London, Kensington and Chelsea for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Kensington and Chelsea has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Holland Park School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.767 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 311 first-choice applications for 255 offers, 1.2 first choices per offer, the 3rd highest of 6 Kensington and Chelsea secondary schools.
- In 2026, 183 Year 7 offers went to first-choice families, while 128 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 689 of the 1,077 applications (64%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Kensington and Chelsea, and 89 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 59.4 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kensington and Chelsea schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Airlie Gardens, London, W8 7AF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Pupils on roll
- 1,376 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 30.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “This school is a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment where all pupils thrive.”
- “Leaders have an unwavering belief in ambition for everyone.”
- “Pupils understand that staff want the best for them.”
To improve
- “Leaders and those responsible for governance should sustain the effectiveness of their work in all areas.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 74% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 59.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 311 first-preference applications, 255 offers in total, 183 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kensington and Chelsea.
- The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kensington Aldridge Academy 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- All Saints Catholic College 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St. Thomas More Language College 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chelsea Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published