The Holt School
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| The Holt School | |
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Holt Lane , , RG41 1EE England | |
| Coordinates | 51°24′56″N 0°50′37″W / 51.41564°N 0.8437°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1931 |
| Department for Education URN | 136880 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Co-headteachers | Anne Kennedy and Katie Pearce |
| Gender | Girls (mixed sixth form) |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,280 |
| Website | www.holtschool.co.uk |
The Holt School is a secondary school located on the outskirts of Wokingham, Berkshire, England, on Holt Lane.[1][2] It is a girls' school[3] and currently teaches over 1,200 girls ranging from age 11–18.[4] Boys are admitted to the sixth form.[5] There are eight houses: Broderers, Clothworkers, Goldsmiths, Haberdashers, Lacemakers, Spinners, Tanners and Weavers.
The school was founded in 1931, still occupies the same site, its first headmistress being G. M. Brown.[6][7] 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.[8] The current co-headteachers are Anne Kennedy and Katie Pearce.[9]
In June 2020, James Furlong, a 36-year-old teacher who was head of history, government, and politics at the school, was stabbed to death in the 2020 Forbury Gardens stabbings in Reading.[10][11][12]
