The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 13 2025 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
1205 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
64.5%
Girls
35.5%
First language not English
21.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
21%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 49.7%
Other White 16.4%
Mixed 8.7%
Other Asian 7.6%
Other 3.2%
Other Black 2.7%
Chinese 2.7%
African 2.5%
Indian 2.2%
Pakistani 1.7%
Unclassified 1.3%
Caribbean 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 51%
Local authority average 66%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 60%
Local authority average 69%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 53.5
Local authority average 59.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.89
Local authority average 5.51
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award22
Health StudiesTechnical Award20
MultimediaTechnical Award19
Sports StudiesTechnical Award24
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE36
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE6
BiologyGCSE58
Business Studies:SingleGCSE71
ChemistryGCSE56
ChineseGCSE6
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
200
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
151
2nd preference
181
3rd preference
146
From another Local Authority
90
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
140
2nd preference
34
3rd preference
11
To another Local Authority
10
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
182
119
63
Year 8
183
113
70
Year 9
185
114
71
Year 10
180
119
61
Year 11
209
133
76
Year 12
153
95
58
Year 13
113
84
29
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
88.0%
93.6%
85.5%
Further education
16.0%
16.9%
36.9%
School sixth form
49.0%
65.1%
35.2%
Sixth form college
23.0%
11.1%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
0.8%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.9%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
1.7%
5.7%
Destination unknown
6.0%
3.0%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
71.0%
61.9%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
18.0%
23.7%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
2.6%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.4%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022