Holmleigh Park High School, Gloucester

In its own words: "We set extremely high expectations at Holmleigh Park - because we know that if we accept second best from students, we aren't giving them the best education possible."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include STEM and debating.

In 2026, pupils at Holmleigh Park High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 51.2 in Gloucestershire and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Gloucestershire and 47% in England.

That is up from 41.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.12: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.2, against 48.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 222 families put Holmleigh Park High School as their first choice and 611 named it as one of their preferences, for 247 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 17 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Holmleigh Park High School are St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.9); The Crypt School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 73.3); Severn Vale School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.7); and Ribston Hall High School (1.5 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 67.6).

Holmleigh Park High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Holmleigh Park High School is one of 39 schools run by Greenshaw Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48 in 2024/25.

Of the 215 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 41% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 6% into work.

Of the 75 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 41% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 36% into work. 6% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

33.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Gloucester Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Arundel Close (corner of), 230 metres away.

In 2024/25, Holmleigh Park High School issued 392 suspensions, 28.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Holmleigh Park High School are Harewood Infant School (under 0.1 miles), Harewood Junior School (under 0.1 miles), Grange Primary Academy (0.5 miles) and Kingsway Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.