Admissions

Please note: if you have applied for a place for September 2012 invitations to our banding tests will be sent out after 16th November 2011. We ask that you note the dates for these tests below.

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Holland Park is significantly over-subscribed in each year group. The school generally receives approaching 1000 applications for its 240 places in Year 7 each year. When vacancies arise the school admits students to all years at fixed points throughout the school year. A 'waiting list' is currently held for prospective students in all year groups.

Mr David Chappell, the Associate Head, has oversight of all admissions. If you wish to apply for a place, please contact the Royal Borough's Admissions Team at the Town Hall.

The allocation and offer of places is the responsibility of the Executive Director for Family and Children's Services. When there are more applicants than places, priority is given as follows:

SIBLING
Applicants who have a brother or sister already at the school.

PRIMARY SCHOOL
Applicants who attend a primary school in the Royal Borough on the closing date for applications in the admissions year.

DISTANCE
Applicants who live nearest. Nearness to the school will be measured on a large-scale map of the area. For this purpose measurement will be 'as the crow flies' and accessibility by private or public transport will be disregarded.

MEDICAL/SOCIAL
In exceptional circumstances the Executive Director for Family and Children's Services will admit children on grounds of particular medical or social need for Holland Park School.

Our standard Admission Number is 240 in each year group, (7 to 11). We are proud to be a genuine comprehensive school. We seek to admit and to maintain a balanced intake with students representing all levels of ability and potential. We seek to ensure that academic achievement is the very core of our purpose. The school admits students across 4 bands of ability:

The school achieves this by standardised testing. Tests for admission to Year 7 in September 2012 will be held at the school on Saturday 26th November 2011. Further details are available from the school or the Town Hall.

10% of places are offered to those students who can demonstrate an aptitude in Art and Design. Aptitude Tests for admission to Year 7 in September 2012 will be held at the school on Saturday 3rd December 2011. Further details on applying for one of these places can be obtained from the school or the Town Hall.

In-Year Admissions

Enquiries regarding applications for in-year places should be made directly to the Admissions Team at the Town Hall. Places are allocated, from the waiting list, in accordance with the school's published criteria, as and when vacancies arise.  It should be noted that the waiting list is not held in chronological order.

Admissions to our Sixth Form

The majority of Year 11 students stay on to Year 12. Priority is given to Holland Park students but a minimum of 70 places are held for external applicants. We offer an academic curriculum of AS and A2 study. The criteria for entry is based on the capacity of students to fulfil the entry requirements of the course and on there being sufficient numbers to make a viable group. The leadership of the VI Form is the responsibilty of  Mr Richard Northover, Deputy Head. Further details regarding application can be found on our website in the Sixth Form section.