Holmleigh Park High School

Holmleigh Park High School has been assessed as good overall, marking a positive first inspection since its establishment. The school promotes high expectations for pupils and fosters a supportive environment where respectful relationships enhance learning. Pupils feel safe and exhibit good behaviour, with a broad and well-structured curriculum that prepares them well for future academic pursuits. Notably, the school makes reading a priority and provides effective support for students with special educational needs. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in encouraging pupils to engage in discussions and take advantage of extracurricular activities.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil performance and behavior.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils based on mutual respect.
• Broad and ambitious curriculum with a focus on the English Baccalaureate.
• Effective reading initiatives that support and engage students.
• Good support for pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils lack confidence in discussing and debating their learning.
• A significant number of pupils do not participate in character development activities.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Holmleigh Park High School attended 88.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 32.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 7.9% of pupils at Holmleigh Park High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 7 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Holmleigh Park High School had 16.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.1% of pupils at Holmleigh Park High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Holmleigh Park High School received £8,124 and spent £7,795 for each of its 1,383 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,141,000 (£825 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Greenshaw Learning Trust, income was £8,062 and spending £7,907 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Holmleigh Park High School is part of Greenshaw Learning Trust, which runs 39 schools. The nearest others:

• Grange Primary Academy
• Waterwells Primary Academy Gloucester
• Hunts Grove Primary Academy Gloucester
• Gloucester Academy Gloucester
• Hillside Primary School Gloucester
• Widden Primary School Gloucester
• Barnwood Park School Gloucester
• Henley Bank High School Gloucester
• Five Acres High School Coleford
• Tyndale Primary School Yate

What is Holmleigh Park High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holmleigh Park High School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Holmleigh Park High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holmleigh Park High School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Holmleigh Park High School have?

Holmleigh Park High School has 1,416 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holmleigh Park High School cover?

Holmleigh Park High School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Holmleigh Park High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 44.5, and 42% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Holmleigh Park High School?

Holmleigh Park High School is at Windsor Drive, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0RT.