In year applications are made directly to the school. If a place is available and there is no waiting list, the governors will offer a place to the child.
If more applications are received than there are places available, then applications will be ranked by the governing body in accordance with the school's oversubscription criteria.
If a place cannot be offered at the point of application, then you may ask for the reasons and you will be informed of your right to appeal. You will be offered the opportunity of being placed on our waiting list. This waiting list is maintained by the governing body in accordance with the oversubscription criteria and not in the chronological order in which applications are received.
Termly reviews and updates to our waiting lists are made by the school. When a place becomes available, the governing body will decide who is at the top of the relevant waiting list. In accordance with statutory requirements, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s Admissions Team will be notified of all applications and offers made to the school.
To apply for a place, please complete the In Year Application Form (linked below).
Please ensure that you read the Admissions Policy, proof of occupancy and guidance notes carefully. The school’s Admissions Office can be contacted on:
020 7908 1000 or by email: admissions@hollandparkschool.co.uk
In-Year Admission Appeals 2026/27
PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY.
If you have applied for an in-year place at Holland Park School and have not been offered a place, you have the legal right to appeal the decision to an Independent Appeal Panel.
Holland Park School uses Education Appeals, an independent school admission appeals service, to administer our admission appeals. The Independent Appeal Panel is completely independent of Holland Park School and the Local Authority and makes its decisions independently.
All appeal hearings are held online, allowing families to attend from home or another suitable location.
How to appeal
If you wish to appeal against the decision not to offer your child a place at Holland Park School, you must submit your appeal directly through Education Appeals using their online appeal form.
Submit an in-year admission appeal
Please do not use any other appeal form or send your appeal to your Local Authority.
Before completing the appeal form, we strongly recommend that you read the Education Appeals information booklet, which explains the appeals process in more detail.
Download the Admission Appeals Information Booklet
Grounds for appeal and supporting evidence
You must clearly state the grounds for your appeal when submitting your appeal form. Your appeal cannot be accepted unless you have provided the reasons why you are appealing the decision.
You should also upload any evidence, letters, reports or other supporting documents that you would like the Independent Appeal Panel to consider.
If you wish to submit additional information after lodging your appeal, it must be received no later than five working days before the Stage 1 hearing. Late letters, reports or supporting evidence submitted after this deadline will not be accepted by the panel.
If you are appealing for places at more than one school, you must submit a separate appeal form for each school.
The online appeal form will also ask you to provide two utility bills dated within the last three months as evidence of your address. If you do not have access to a scanner, clear photographs of the documents taken using a mobile phone can be uploaded instead.
How the appeal hearing works
Admission appeals are normally heard in two stages:
- Stage 1: Holland Park School presents its case to the Independent Appeal Panel.
- Stage 2: each individual family presents their case privately to the Independent Appeal Panel.
Full details of your hearing, including the date, time and instructions for joining the online meeting, will be sent to you directly by Education Appeals.
Timetable for in-year admission appeals
In-year admission appeals are considered throughout the academic year and therefore do not have the same fixed annual appeal timetable as applications for the normal Year 7 admissions round.
In accordance with the School Admission Appeals Code, an appeal arising from an in-year admission application will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Education Appeals will contact you directly to confirm the date of your Stage 1 and Stage 2 hearings and provide further information about the process.
For further information about admission appeals, please visit Education Appeals.
If you need to contact the appeals clerk directly, please email:
clerk@educationappeals.com
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Last day for lodging appeal forms following a refusal for a place ‘in year’ or ‘mid-term’ excluding 6th form.
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You must lodge the appeal form within 20 school days upon receipt of your letter of refusal. You MUST state the reasons for your appeal and supply documentary evidence at this stage. Appeals are held within 30 school days of receipt of the appeal form.
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