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The Holt School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Holt Lane, Wokingham RG41 1EE · holtschool.co.uk · 0118 978 0165
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 63.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Wokingham 53.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.99 mi
- 3.20 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion E · Wokingham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,468
- 98% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 5%
- First language not English
- 37.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Holt School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion E” went to a home 1.99 mi (3.20 km) from the school. Source: Wokingham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 276 families put the school first and 237 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 237 | 276 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 236 | 257 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 236 | 306 | 1.3▲ | 70% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 254 | 334 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 238 | 314 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion E | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.99 mi3.20 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 63.7, and 80.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wokingham it was 53.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (42.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲63.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲80.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲89.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲77.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.99 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 64.1 | +13.1 |
| Sixth form college | 15.8 | −13.2 |
| Further education | 13.7 | −1.3 |
| Other education | 1.3 | −1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | — |
| Employment | 1.7 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 0.4 | −1.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 students | B+ (42.3) | Above average +0.18 | |
| 118 students | B+ (42.4) | Above average +0.18 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 94 | B (40) | +0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 120 | B- (38.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 133 | B+ (42.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 103 | B- (37.9) | +0.04 |
| 2017/18 | 113 | B- (36) | +0.02 |
| 2016/17 | 128 | C+ (34.7) | +0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 139 | C+ (33.3) | +0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 81.4 | +15.2 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 7.2 | −14.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | −0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | −0.3 |
Ofsted
The Holt School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 28 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (312 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 312
- 22% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 50 parents (16%) with SEND