Dear Parents, Guardians, and Friends It seems a good while since that long, sizzling summer as I write with rain cascading of every roof here at The Holt. Indeed, we are nearly a fifth of the way through the school year, and we are as busy as ever doing all the things...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, As a new Assistant Headteacher, this is my first blog! Looking back at the last week, there have been so many wonderful opportunities for our students, I have lots to share. Year 7s have been making the most of all the extra...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, We are now five weeks into the Autumn Term, and the time has certainly sped by - the weather is getting cooler (at last), and we are all settling into the routines of school life at The Holt. Everyone has been through their...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends As many of you will be aware, last week was The Holt’s annual Harvest celebration. Modern Harvest celebrations date all the way back to 1843 when a Cornish Reverend invited people from the parish to a service of thanks with bread...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends  We are three weeks into the autumn term, and the warm weather continues to make it feel as though summer isn’t quite ready to leave us. We were all delighted to welcome Mrs Kennedy back to school on Tuesday after several weeks of...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends   As well as our fantastic exam results, this September, we also came back to considerable upgrading on our site!   The site team managed to spend a total of £0.6 million on significant and much needed upgrades. The money...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends We began the new term last week with two staff training days: revisiting important routines, celebrating our excellent exam results and sharpening our teaching skills further.  Teaching staff focused on the craft of lesson planning,...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends And so, we have reached the end of another term and another academic year. Those little Year 7 students who joined us in September have grown in confidence and stature. Year 8 have enjoyed all our traditions for the second time...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends We may well be approaching the count down to the end of term, but Holt life is still busier than ever! Last Wednesday was the final of The Holt Young Musician 2026. From over 120 entrants, the final was whittled down to just 12...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Here is an account of the events over the last week! Last Thursday, Year 11 celebrated the end of their GCSEs and five years of being together at The Holt with their prom. Mrs Connor, their Head of Year since Year 7 wrote Last...