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The Holt School

Coordinates: 51°24′56″N 0°50′37″W / 51.41564°N 0.8437°W / 51.41564; -0.8437
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The Holt School
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Holt Lane

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RG41 1EE

Coordinates51°24′56″N 0°50′37″W / 51.41564°N 0.8437°W / 51.41564; -0.8437
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TypeGirls' school (mixed Sixth Form)
GenderGirls (boys in Sixth Form)
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1200
Websitehttp://www.holtschool.co.uk

The Holt School is a secondary school located in Wokingham, England, on Holt Lane. It is a girls' school and currently teaches over 1,200 girls ranging from age 11–18. Boys are admitted to the Sixth Form.

There are eight houses: Broderers, Clothworkers, Goldsmiths, Haberdashers, Lacemakers, Spinners, Tanners and Weavers. The current co-headteachers are Mrs K Pearce and Ms A Kennedy.

The school was founded in the 1930s. It is a specialized language and science college and is in the top 100 highest achieving schools in GCSE, AS and A level exam results.

In June 2020, James Furlong, a 35-year-old history and politics teacher at the school, was stabbed to death in the 2020 Forbury Gardens stabbings.[1][2]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ Murphy, Neil; Rampen, Julia; Bona, Emilia (21 June 2020). "'Kind and gentle' teacher from Liverpool killed in Reading attack". liverpoolecho.
  2. ^ Blackall, Molly (21 June 2020). "'Passionate' schoolteacher is first Reading attack victim to be named" – via www.theguardian.com.
  3. ^ "New mayor for Wellington". The Dominion Post. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2011.