SF School Facts UK

Girls selective independent secondary school in London, Westminster

Francis Holland School

39 Graham Terrace, London, SW1W 8JF

Selective Independent Sixth form Church of England Girls
School website 02077302971

Ofsted

Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.

This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.

Exam results

Independent schools are not comparable in the performance tables. Most enter pupils for international GCSEs, which are not approved qualifications for these measures, so any Attainment 8 figure would be calculated from a fraction of what pupils actually sit. We do not publish one rather than publish a misleading number.

Average A level grade (2024/25)
A

A level entries are recorded consistently across school types, so this figure is shown.

Pupils

Pupils on roll
594
Places
780
How full
76% full — 594 of 780 places taken, so places are likely to be available

Free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN figures come from the state school census, which independent schools do not report into. Their records return structural zeros rather than measurements, so they are not shown here.

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for Westminster 023H, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.

Adults with a degree
55%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
13%

England 18.3%

Households owning their home
20%

England 62.7%

Households in social housing
48%

England 17%

Households with no car
69%

England 21.9%

Adults economically inactive
41%

England 39.9%

School details

Type
Other independent school
Phase
Secondary
Ages
Ages 10–19
Gender
Girls
Admissions
Selective (entrance test)
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No
Boarding
Day school
Headteacher
Headteacher: Alexandra Haydon
Local authority
Westminster
Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster
URN
101161

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Nearest secondary schools

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Distance
St. Thomas More Language CollegeAcademy converter Good 2022 45.9 0.4 mi
Knightsbridge SchoolOther independent school No grade 0.5 mi
Pimlico AcademyAcademy sponsor led No grade 54.2 0.8 mi
Westminster City SchoolAcademy converter No grade 52.1 0.8 mi
Westminster Under SchoolOther independent school No grade 0.9 mi
The Grey Coat HospitalAcademy converter Outstanding 2022 66.6 0.9 mi
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School SixthOther independent school No grade 1 mi
Lycee Francais Charles de GaulleOther independent school No grade 1 mi

Where these figures come from

  • School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
  • Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
  • Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
  • Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
  • Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.

All published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. If something here looks wrong, the school's own website is the authority on admissions and open days.