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Holyport College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Ascot Road, Holyport SL6 3LE · holyportcollege.org.uk · 01628 640150
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Windsor and Maidenhead 47.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 660
- 119 over 541 places · 122%
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 9.2%
- First language not English
- 12%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Holyport College
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 150 families put the school first and 63 places were offered; 39% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 63 | 150 | 2.4▲ | 39% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 65 | 136 | 2.1▲ | 44% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 64 | 131 | 2▲ | 45% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 0 | 3 | —▲ | 0% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 64 | 150 | 2.3▲ | 41% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.4, and 58.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Windsor and Maidenhead it was 47.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲58.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲76.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.28 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 57.8 | +1.5 |
| Sixth form college | 3.6 | −3.9 |
| Further education | 21.7 | +2.9 |
| Other education | 3.6 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 3.6 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.6 | −0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 6 | +3.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99 students | B- (36.6) | Average -0.07 | |
| 99 students | B- (37.3) | Average 0.00 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 96 | B- (38.3) | +0.17 |
| 2022/23 | 89 | B (39.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 107 | B+ (43.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 83 | C+ (31.8) | -0.17 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 76.8 | +0.7 |
| Further education | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2 | — |
| Employment | 11.6 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −3.4 |
Ofsted
Holyport College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 28
- 4% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied