Holyport College
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Windsor and Maidenhead
Ascot Road, Holyport, SL6 3LE
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 23/05/2023
Application demand
44%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.9%
16.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
660
Capacity used
Over capacity122%
541 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
44%
1st preference success rate
60 of 136 families who put it first got an offer
65
Places offered
437
Total applications
6.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 136 | 60 | ● 44% |
| 2nd preference | 127 | 3 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 69 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 105 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 437 | 65 | 15% |
1st preference success by year
Windsor and Maidenhead lets families list 6 preferences. 80 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- ALASTAIR INGALL
- Address
- Ascot Road, Holyport, SL6 3LE
- Phone
- 01628640150
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Ward / constituency
- Bray · Maidenhead
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139971
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HOLYPORT COLLEGE
660 pupils · 541 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
23 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 308 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.58 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.34 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.25 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 58.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 76.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.28 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 91 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.59 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 21.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 99 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 91 | 23% | 67% | 81% | |
| English Language | 91 | 27% | 62% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 90 | 34% | 63% | 81% | |
| Combined Science | 73 | 21% | 63% | 77% | |
| Geography | 72 | 35% | 72% | 82% | |
| Spanish | 51 | 18% | 47% | 65% | |
| Physical Education | 51 | 16% | 35% | 57% | |
| History | 40 | 43% | 70% | 80% | |
| Art and Design | 33 | 30% | 73% | 82% | |
| Religious Studies | 29 | 55% | 83% | 90% | |
| Drama | 17 | 12% | 47% | 76% | |
| French | 17 | 24% | 47% | 65% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 41 | 5% | 12% | 27% | |
| Psychology | 38 | 5% | 26% | 63% | |
| Mathematics | 38 | 11% | 26% | 55% | |
| History | 25 | 0% | 32% | 64% | |
| Government and Politics | 25 | 8% | 28% | 64% | |
| Biology | 19 | 26% | 63% | 95% | |
| Physics | 19 | 0% | 16% | 42% | |
| Geography | 14 | 0% | 14% | 71% | |
| Chemistry | 13 | 0% | 23% | 69% | |
| Spanish | 12 | 25% | 58% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 11 | 36% | 73% | 82% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 11 | 9% | 9% | 36% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19946: Holyport College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 76% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 77% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Windsor and Maidenhead council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.