Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends,   Firstly, some successful news from the PE Department. On Saturday, Mrs White and Mrs Bolton took some of the Cross-Country team to the Berkshire Schools Cross Country race at Newbury Showground. Both the U13 and U15 team...

  We have made it past the halfway mark in January. Coming back to school on the 2nd January was certainly a shock to the system for many of us but we soon got back into the swing of things.    Year 11 have shown maturity and dedication throughout their PPEs...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, Looking at the school calendar for this time of year – it is clear that things are gearing up gradually for the Spring term.  Year 11s are currently undertaking their PPEs, Year 9s options process will start shortly, the...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Happy New Year! I hope you had a lovely Christmas break with your family and friends and wish you all the best for 2024! The 2nd of January did seem rather prompt to be coming back to school, I pondered yesterday on my drive in,...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends It has been 14 weeks since the start of term in September. As we finish on Friday a huge well done to all our Year 7 students for settling in so well and embracing the life of the school. Year 10 have transitioned smoothly to GCSEs...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends As we enter the season of Advent, preparations for the end of term and the festivities beyond are cranking up at The Holt. A sense of mounting excitement lifts staff and students alike after a pretty drab and wet November. Students...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends It was a pleasure to see so many of our Year 11 students and parents at our sixth form open evening recently, as well as many new students who are interested in joining us next year. We run our open evening as repeated subject...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends We have a very busy blog this week, there is so much to report on over the last seven days! Our PE department have had an action-packed week of events.  They have provided the following round up of all the events, tournaments, and...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends I love autumn, it is a joyous time of year where the colours of nature are simply stunning. The grounds at The Holt look beautiful with the leaves on the trees in their full glory. Once again, the ceramic poppies are proudly on...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends I hope you had a good half term with your families.  My children are independent young adults now and as is the cycle of life I now spend more time visiting my father in Portsmouth, aunt in Skegness and mother-in-law in Manchester...