The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 11 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Kingston upon Thames
Unique reference
137678
Address
Surbiton Hill Road, KT6 4TU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1206 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
64.1%
Girls
35.9%
First language not English
23.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.9%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 48.5%
Other White 16.2%
Other Asian 9.1%
Mixed 8.7%
Other 3.4%
Other Black 2.8%
Chinese 2.8%
African 2%
Indian 1.8%
Unclassified 1.6%
Pakistani 1.4%
Caribbean 1.1%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.37
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.58
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 56%
Local authority average 67%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 58%
Local authority average 67%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 54.3
Local authority average 58.6
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.9
Local authority average 5.42
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award12
Health StudiesTechnical Award16
MultimediaTechnical Award18
Sports StudiesTechnical Award12
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE45
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE13
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE20
BiologyGCSE65
Business Studies:SingleGCSE63
ChemistryGCSE63
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
199
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
167
2nd preference
174
3rd preference
148
From another Local Authority
60
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
153
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
10
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
188
118
70
Year 8
190
120
70
Year 9
181
119
62
Year 10
211
133
78
Year 11
206
120
86
Year 12
126
90
36
Year 13
104
73
31
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
96.0%
93.3%
85.6%
Further education
14.0%
14.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
68.0%
70.7%
36.6%
Sixth form college
14.0%
7.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
1.2%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
1.0%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
2.6%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
83.0%
71.0%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
33.0%
30.5%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.7%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.7%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021