Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, I am starting off the blog this week  with some sporting success. Mrs Bolton and Miss Johnson took 3 teams of great runners to the Berkshire round of the Cross Country Cup at Reading Bluecoat last Tuesday.  All the girls had an...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends,   We are just beyond the midpoint of this half term and already there is so much to share.   Last Friday our Year 11 students did a great job distributing the harvest food parcels amongst elderly residents in the local...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends What have you eaten so far today? Of course, it depends when you are reading this, but I’m sure we can all picture the tasty breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack we’ve had recently. Many of us may have thought about what to choose,...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Our last blog of September is here, and perhaps the dust is beginning to settle on the new term. The new Year 7 students are successfully navigating our school site, donations for our harvest festival are piling high (more on that...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends The school site had lots of work done to it over the summer holidays, with the last of the scaffolding being removed over the last few days. The work includes long awaited repairs on the hall and café roofs, replacement fire doors...

    Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, Welcome to the 2025–26 academic year! Friday saw our new Year 7 and 12 students join us, and by Monday everyone was back, and the school was buzzing with energy. Students were upbeat and eager to be back, and I...

Dear parents, guardians and friends This is our last SLT blog of the academic year – thank you for sticking with us! The summer term is coming to a close, we have held our presentation assemblies celebrating the efforts and achievements of our students, and we will...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends As we gallop to the end of another academic year, our school seems to get busier with lots of exciting activities. Our Year 12 geographers spent most of last week basking on the sunny beaches of Swanage to complete the field work...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends   Last week was the week of transition…Year 6 were in school on Wednesday to feel a sense of what coming to the Holt in September will be like, their parents attended a Welcome Evening on Thursday where we shared our vision for...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, This week’s blog begins with an ending.  On Monday evening, we celebrated the Sixth Form Leavers’ Party – a truly special occasion marking the end of a significant chapter for our amazing Year 13 students. For most of them, it’s...