Holland Park School
Academy converter in London, Kensington and Chelsea.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1376 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1430 |
| Free school meals | 32.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | UNITED LEARNING TRUST |
| Local authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Address | Airlie Gardens, London, W8 7AF |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.hollandparkschool.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 02079081000 |
| URN | 149632 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 20 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | 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 |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 20 April 2022, published 16 June 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Holland Park School, URN 140134).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School (secondary school, about 0.8 km)
- Kensington Aldridge Academy (secondary school, about 1.5 km)
- Westminster Academy (secondary school, about 1.9 km)
- All Saints Catholic College (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- Sacred Heart High School (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- Marylebone Academy (secondary school, about 2.3 km)
- Paddington Academy (secondary school, about 2.4 km)
- Hammersmith Academy (secondary school, about 2.5 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.