Secondary school

Holyport College

  • Free School
  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Windsor and Maidenhead
  • SL6 3LE
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 527 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 17%

Top % in England, by year
2016/17: top 13%13%2017/18: top 10%10% · 2017/182018/19: top 20%2021/22: top 21%2022/23: top 17%2023/24: top 15%2024/25: top 17%No exams

A-level results

#170 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South East

Attainment 854.4 · South East 468/10 Above+5 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths58.2% · South East 44.8%8/10 Above+6.5 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score5.28 · South East 4.039/10 Top 20%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.58 · South East +0.019/10 Top 20%+17 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry36.59 · South East 33.478/10 Above−18.3 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2016/17: 54.7 · 87 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 57 · 84 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 53.1 · 87 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 55.1 · 80 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 54.2 · 86 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 55.3 · 83 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 54.4 · 91 pupils · South East 465753.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 62% · 87 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 56% · 84 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 54% · 87 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 59% · 80 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 60% · 86 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 63.9% · 83 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 58.2% · 91 pupils · South East 44.8%63.9%54%No exams
A level points per entry
2016/17: withheld2018/19: 31.83 · 83 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 43.49 · 107 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 39.21 · 89 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 38.25 · 96 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 36.59 · 99 pupils · South East 33.4743.4931.83No exams

Not published 2017/18Withheld 2016/17

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in39.3%
59 of 150 who put it first2014 · 26.2%2026 · 39.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st15059
2nd1564
3rd980

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2017–2023

  1. 2017Outstanding
  2. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026660
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.0%
First language not English9.1%
SEN support17.8%
EHC plan3.6%
Absence (sessions missed)7.1%
Persistently absent pupils16.6%

Girls 50.8%Boys 49.2%

122% full · 541 places · 204 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 28 responses (4.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school78.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school82.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved78.6% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 60.7% not applicable36.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year64.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 10.7% not applicable68% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child75% agree
  • My child does well at this school67.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing67.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school82.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school78.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development71.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent78.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.3
Pupils per adult14.9
  • Classroom teachers 29.2
  • Leadership 6.8
  • Teaching assistants 2.9
  • Other support 14.8

Teachers 36 FTE · Whole workforce 53.7 · 64 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£13,551
Spend per pupil£12,989
Staff spend per pupil£9,220
Reserve per pupil£1,197
  • +£767,000revenue reserve
  • +£360,000in-year balance

Grants £7,037 · self-generated £6,618 · premises £320 per pupil

Single-academy trust: HOLYPORT COLLEGE

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

83 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.4%
  • Education86.7%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment3.6%
  • Not sustained3.6%
  • Unknown6%

After sixth form (16–18)

95 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.6%
  • Education77.9%
  • Higher education76.8%
  • Apprenticeship3.2%
  • Employment11.6%
  • Not sustained5.3%
  • Unknown2.1%