Holmleigh Park High School is a mixed secondary academy in Gloucester, Gloucestershire County Council, teaching 1,416 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in October 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 41.8 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 8 holidays.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Holmleigh Park High School.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Sixth formGood
Academy First Section 5 · Inspected 11 Oct 2023 · Published 19 Nov 2023
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Holmleigh Park High School.

Holmleigh Park High School original calendar 2025–2026
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Holmleigh Park High School interactive calendar 2025–2026
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Interactive Calendar

December 2025
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  • 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
  • 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
January 2026
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  • 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
February 2026
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  • 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
  • 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
May 2026
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  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
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August 2026
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  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Inset Day Monday 1 September 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Tuesday 2 September 2025 Inset Day
  • Year 7, Year 11 & Year 12 Start of Year Wednesday 3 September 2025 Event
  • Years 8, 9, 10 & Year 13 Start of Year Thursday 4 September 2025 Event
  • Inset Day Monday 3 November 2025 Inset Day
  • Early Finish 1:05pm Friday 19 December 2025 Event
  • Inset Day Monday 26 January 2026 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Friday 20 March 2026 Inset Day
  • Early Finish 2:30pm Monday 13 July 2026 - Thursday 16 July 2026 Event
  • Early Finish 1:05pm Friday 17 July 2026 Event
  • Inset Day Monday 20 July 2026 Inset Day
  • New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) 1 January 2026 Holiday
  • Good Friday (Bank Holiday) 3 April 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) 6 April 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday 4 May 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday 25 May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday 31 August 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) 25 December 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) 26 December 2025 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
41.8 Attainment 8 England 46.1
33.2% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
33.75 A level average score England 35
32% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Holmleigh Park High School with Gloucestershire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 41.8 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Gloucestershire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 41.8
Gloucestershire County Council 50.3 England 46.1 -4.3 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 33.2%
Gloucestershire County Council 53.1% England 45.4% -12.2 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 35.3
Gloucestershire County Council 34.6 England 34.9 in line with England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 10.2
Gloucestershire County Council 19.4 England 15.5 -5.3 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 35.9%
Gloucestershire County Council 19% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 220
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 33.75 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Gloucestershire County Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 33.75
Gloucestershire County Council 36.28 England 35 -1.2 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 44
Attendance 32% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Gloucestershire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 32%
Gloucestershire County Council 16.8% England 17.8% +14.3 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 11.4%
Gloucestershire County Council 6.7% England 6.8% +4.7 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Gloucestershire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 90%
Gloucestershire County Council 93% England 92% -2 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 85%
Gloucestershire County Council 82% England 83% +2 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 88% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Gloucestershire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 88%
Gloucestershire County Council 84% England 79% +9 vs England
Went to higher education 33%
Gloucestershire County Council 36% England 37% -4 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Holmleigh Park High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Holmleigh Park High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.