In year applications are made directly to the school. If a place is available and there is no waiting list, the governors will offer a place to the child.
If more applications are received than there are places available, then applications will be ranked by the governing body in accordance with the school's oversubscription criteria.
If a place cannot be offered at the point of application, then you may ask for the reasons and you will be informed of your right to appeal. You will be offered the opportunity of being placed on our waiting list. This waiting list is maintained by the governing body in accordance with the oversubscription criteria and not in the chronological order in which applications are received.
Termly reviews and updates to our waiting lists are made by the school. When a place becomes available, the governing body will decide who is at the top of the relevant waiting list. In accordance with statutory requirements, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s Admissions Team will be notified of all applications and offers made to the school.
To apply for a place, please complete the In Year Application Form (linked below).
Please ensure that you read the Admissions Policy, proof of occupancy and guidance notes carefully. The school’s Admissions Office can be contacted on:
020 7908 1000 or by email: admissions@hollandparkschool.co.uk
Appeals
If you have not been offered a place at Holland Park School, the law entitles you to appeal against that decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. All appeals will be heard online which has the advantage that your appeal can be heard from your home or place of work.
If you wish to appeal, please use this link to complete your appeal online. Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is suggested that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form.
IMPORTANT - PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE INFORMATION BOOKLET BEFORE COMPLETING THE APPEAL FORM.
Click here to download the appeals booklet.
You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you MUST give the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school, but on different forms.
Any letters or reports that you wish the panel to see should be uploaded at this time. You are asked to bear in mind that if you later send additional information, the closing date is 5 working days before the STAGE 1 hearing. All appointed panels have agreed NOT to take any late letters or reports after the 5 working day deadline. This will be strictly enforced. For secondary/primary transfer appeals, the hearing will take place at least TWO months after the refusal letter. This gives you plenty of time to get your evidence together if you act early and take account of school holidays.
Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months. If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs with a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.
Full details about the hearing will be sent to you with your invitation to the hearing.
If you wish to contact the clerk – email: clerk@educationappeals.com
Timetable for appeals for mid-term applications is as follows:
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Last day for lodging appeal forms following a refusal for a place ‘in year’ or ‘mid-term’ excluding 6th form.
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You must lodge the appeal form within 20 school days upon receipt of your letter of refusal. You MUST state the reasons for your appeal and supply documentary evidence at this stage. Appeals are held within 30 school days of receipt of the appeal form.
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