Year 7

All admissions to Holland Park School are processed by the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea through the online secondary transfer portal.

Other than those applying through Art Aptitude, there is no supplementary form for the school.   

The Pupil Admission Number (PAN) is 240.

More information about applying for a place at Holland Park School can be found on the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea website:

https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/children-and-education/school-admissions/starting-secondary-school 

 

Please note the following key dates regarding applications for a Year 7 place in September 2026:

Art Aptitude application submission

5pm, Thursday 25th September 2025.

Art Aptitude assessment

08.30am, Saturday 4th October 2025

Deadline to apply for a Year 7 place

Friday 31st October 2025

Year 6 banding test

Saturday 8th November 2025

Art Aptitude assessment outcome sent via email from Holland Park School

 5pm,  30th January 2026

Confirmation of secondary school place

(via email from Pan-London eAdmissions)

Friday 1st March 2026

 

How are Year 7 places allocated?

Applicants are offered places in this order:

  • LAC
  • 24 places for visual arts
  • Children of staff
  • Siblings currently in Years 7 – 10
  • Distance to school by band (A – D)
When are the banding tests?

All applicants who place Holland Park as one of their six preferences will automatically be invited for the banding test on 9th November - expect to receive further information by no later than Tuesday, 5th November. 

If your child cannot make this day, or has a clash, there will be a further banding test in early January 2025. All applicants who do not attend on 9th November, will be automatically invited for this further test.

Is there a waiting list for a Year 7 place?

Students who select Holland Park School as their first preference when applying via the eAdmissions process will automatically be added to our waiting list after 1st March, and thus invited to our further Year 6 Open Morning tour on 29th April 2025.

If you want to ensure your child is offered a place at Holland Park, you must list us as your (first) 
preference – you will not be placed on our waiting list if you have been offered a place at a school you place further up the preference list 

What is the furthest distance that places were offered to in 2024?

Distances to school for enrolled Year 7 students in September 2024:

  • Band A: 2.456 miles
  • Band B: 2.494 miles
  • Band C: 1.885
  • Band D: 0.954
Appeals

If you have not been offered a place at Holland Park School, the law entitles you to appeal against that decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. All appeals will be heard online which has the advantage that your appeal can be heard from your home or place of work.

If you wish to appeal, please use this link to complete your appeal online. Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is suggested that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form.

IMPORTANT - PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE INFORMATION BOOKLET BEFORE COMPLETING THE APPEAL FORM.

Click here to download the appeals booklet.

You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you MUST give the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school, but on different forms.

 

Any letters or reports that you wish the panel to see should be uploaded at this time.  You are asked to bear in mind that if you later send additional information, the closing date is 5 working days before the STAGE 1 hearing.  All appointed panels have agreed NOT to take any late letters or reports after the 5 working day deadline.  This will be strictly enforced.  For secondary/primary transfer appeals, the hearing will take place at least TWO months after the refusal letter.  This gives you plenty of time to get your evidence together if you act early and take account of school holidays.

 

Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months.  If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs with a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.

 

Full details about the hearing will be sent to you with your invitation to the hearing.

 

If you wish to contact the clerk – email:  clerk@educationappeals.com

 

Information about Secondary Transfer appeals will be posted on this website before 28 February 2026.

 

Timetable for appeals for mid-term or in-year applications is as follows:

Last day for lodging appeal forms

20 School days after the decision letter informing you that you had not been offered a place.

Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel

At least 10 school days before the hearing.  This MAY be emailed.

 

All in-year appeals will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal form being lodged.

Closing date for any additional supporting evidence

FIVE school days before your hearing – by 4pm latest. You are advised that additional paperwork received on the day of the appeal hearing will not be taken into account. Please email files to clerk@educationappeals.com

Letter from the Clerk informing you of the decision of the independent appeal panel

Due to the high number of appeals, an email is sent a few working days after your hearing with the decision of the panel.  This is followed up around 15 school days later with a letter outlining the panels’ reasons.

 

Timetable for appeals for the 6th form is as follows

 

 

Last day for Lodging appeals

31 August 2025.  For 6th form appeals only, the appeal form can be completed by a student or parent.

Click here for the 6th form appeal form.

Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel

In order to facilitate a hearing as soon as possible, an email will be sent at very short notice. However, if a student or parent wishes to have 10 school days notice, this needs to be indicated on the appeal form.

Appeal date

The date will be late August or September 2025

 


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