Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT · Gloucestershire · secondary school
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24th of 41 secondary schools in Gloucestershire we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 6.4/10 against 666 of them, against 4.8/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.84 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2025/26 | 42.0 · 42 | 30% | 1.27 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.12 · 58 | 25% | 1.46 |
| Attainment 8 2025/26 | 44.5 · 42 | 10% | 0.42 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Holmleigh Park High School overview
How it's doing
Ofsted rated the school Good in 2023. In 2024/25, 33.2% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 41.8, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.12 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (5.5 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.8 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in
The published school roll is 1,416 pupils against a stated capacity of 1,455. These whole-school figures do not establish entry-year vacancies or the likelihood of an offer. Confirm entry-year availability and admissions criteria with the school or local authority.
Worth asking on a visit
How does the school support pupils to close the gap between their current attainment and the national median? What specific steps are taken to maintain the positive progress scores seen in recent years? How does the school manage class sizes given the current proximity to full capacity?
What Ofsted said about Holmleigh Park High School
Overview
Holmleigh Park High School is rated as ‘Good’ across all inspection categories. The report describes a school with ‘high expectations’ where pupils understand the principles to ‘work hard, be kind, take responsibility’. Relationships are built on ‘mutual respect and trust’, ensuring pupils feel safe and lessons are rarely disrupted.
Strengths
- Pupils study a ‘broad and ambitious curriculum’ with clear knowledge structures, helping them recall learning through ‘regular retrieval activities’.
- Teachers ‘explain new information clearly’ and model success, preparing pupils well for sixth form and higher education.
- Reading is a ‘high priority’, with daily shared reading and support for weaker readers who become ‘more confident’.
- The school ‘accurately identifies pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)’ and supports them effectively, including via a ‘nurture tutor group’.
- Pupils receive ‘impartial careers information’ and engage in a ‘wide range of extra-curricular activities’.
Areas to improve
- Some pupils lack confidence to ‘discuss their learning with others’, hindering their ability to debate complex issues; the trust should help develop ‘oracy skills’.
- A ‘significant proportion of pupils do not take part in the character development opportunities’; the trust must ensure all pupils benefit equally from enrichment activities.
Safeguarding
The report states that ‘the arrangements for safeguarding are effective’.
Results over time
Attainment 8, the years we hold.
| Year | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 45.1 |
| 2024/25 | 41.8 |
| 2025/26 | 44.5 |
| England | 44.9 |
Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics. “England” is the median of the 3,682 state schools in England we hold a 2025/26 figure for — a school-level median, not the DfE's pupil-weighted national figure.
Your offer chance
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Next dates
- Secondary application deadline31 Oct 2026
- Secondary National Offer Day1 Mar 2027
- Secondary application deadline31 Oct 2027
- Secondary National Offer Day1 Mar 2028
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