Holmleigh Park High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Gloucestershire
Windsor Drive, Gloucester, GL4 0RT
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/10/2023
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.6%
32.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,416
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
1,455 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
218 of 239 families who put it first got an offer
276
Places offered
639
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 239 | 218 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 215 | 45 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 89 | 10 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 96 | 3 | ● 3% |
| Total | 639 | 276 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Gloucestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Dan Hudson
- Address
- Windsor Drive, Gloucester, GL4 0RT
- Phone
- 01452301381
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Grange · Gloucester
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147300
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
1,416 pupils · 1,455 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,264 pupils
Attendance
88.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
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 | 45.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.12 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.00 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 33.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 18.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 220 | — |
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 | 33.75 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 43.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 44 | — |
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 | 218 | 16% | 44% | 66% | |
| English Language | 217 | 6% | 39% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 214 | 5% | 44% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 177 | 5% | 40% | 58% | |
| Geography | 147 | 6% | 44% | 60% | |
| Art and Design | 110 | 8% | 50% | 79% | |
| History | 64 | 17% | 47% | 61% | |
| French | 52 | 19% | 62% | 77% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 41 | 2% | 39% | 56% | |
| Biology | 39 | 18% | 77% | 95% | |
| Physics | 39 | 21% | 72% | 92% | |
| Chemistry | 39 | 36% | 79% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 18 | 6% | 17% | 56% | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 36% | 55% | 91% | |
| Biology | 10 | 0% | 0% | 40% | |
| Physics | 8 | 0% | 25% | 63% | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 13% | 63% | 88% | |
| Photography | 8 | 0% | 0% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Government and Politics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 14802: Holmleigh Park High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 40% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 42% | — | — |
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 Gloucestershire 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.