Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, As we write our final blog of this school year and we reach the end of our first one as Co- Headteachers, we can honestly say that it has been a fabulous year. We have enjoyed our new roles immensely and have felt so well supported...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, The staff and students have been having a lot of fun in the last week with House events, trips and sports day alongside attending lessons, taking end of topic tests, language orals and Year 9 have just sat their GCSE PPE (mock) in...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, An important part of our vision is for students to know how to work as a part of various teams, to learn how to build and sustain positive relationships with others and to leave us with fond memories of school that they will...

“Greetings, loved ones”. So started Katy Perry’s California Gurls, which went straight in at number one in the charts exactly (and amazingly!) eight years ago today.  That was the summer of 2010, just before our eldest daughter started at The Holt, in September that...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, This is the last week of the public exams for most students – with German being the final GCSE on Thursday and A level maths on Friday. We wish all our students a lovely long relaxing break with no studying! Year 7, 8 and 9 have...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, After the announcement of the name of the new House Broderers last half term, The Holt Association launched a competition to design the new House shield. We have colourful pennants already for our existing Houses that adorn the...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, I hope you all had a good half term.  It is a busy seven weeks until the summer holidays with exams but also students will be able to take part in many enrichment activities. The summer term, once exams and assessments are...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Another busy half term draws to close and we are very much still “heads down” for exams at The Holt. The GCSEs are in full swing and it is good to see so many Year 11 students in school attending those all-important last minute...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends With the onset of public exams, life is going to be fairly subdued at The Holt for a few weeks, however,  last week certainly makes up for that in terms of activity! Year 11 customised their shirts on Thursday and enjoyed Instagram...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends I hope you enjoyed a lovely long Bank Holiday weekend in the sun! It makes such a difference when the sun comes out! The last few days at The Holt have been very much “heads down” as the Year 11 and 13 students are finishing off...