Holland Park School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C66
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- London, W8 7AF
- Distance
- 0.8km away
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
89 Addison Road, London, W14 8BZ
Local ranking1st of 6 secondary schools in Kensington and Chelsea
Ofsted: ExceptionalUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
922
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 15 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership & governance
- Exceptional
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 61.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 74.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 86.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 123
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 96.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 68.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 13.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B+
Avg A-Level Grade
42.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
43.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
190
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 31.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 391
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1024
- Boys
- 881 (85%)
- Girls
- 153 (15%)
- Capacity
- 922 (112% full)
- SEND
- 16.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.0%
- EAL
- 44.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.0%
- SEN Support
- 11.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 11.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 86.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £10,416/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 11.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 26.9%
- White Other: 24.4%
- Black African: 13.2%
- Other: 7.1%
- Mixed Other: 6.7%
- White Irish: 5.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.4%
- Asian Other: 3.3%
26.9%
White British
24.4%
White Other
13.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 141931
- UKPRN
- 10049304
- Establishment No.
- 5402
- Trust
- SAINT JOHN SOUTHWORTH CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
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