The Holt School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Wokingham
Holt Lane, Wokingham, RG41 1EE
92
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 28/03/2023
Application demand
79%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.5%
14.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,468
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
79%
1st preference success rate
204 of 257 families who put it first got an offer
236
Places offered
651
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 257 | 204 | ● 79% |
| 2nd preference | 207 | 29 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 121 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 66 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 651 | 236 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Wokingham lets families list 4 preferences. 56 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Anne Kennedy
- Address
- Holt Lane, Wokingham, RG41 1EE
- Phone
- 01189780165
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Ward / constituency
- Emmbrook · Wokingham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136880
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 5% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 39% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE HOLT SCHOOL
1,468 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,219 pupils
Attendance
94.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 64.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.96 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 90% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.96 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.02 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 63.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 80.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 89.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 77.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.99 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 240 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.32 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 33.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 118 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 235 | 41% | 86% | 94% | |
| Mathematics | 233 | 47% | 85% | 93% | |
| English Literature | 231 | 45% | 90% | 96% | |
| Religious Studies | 220 | 46% | 89% | 93% | |
| Combined Science | 184 | 38% | 83% | 92% | |
| Geography | 169 | 54% | 86% | 95% | |
| Business | 131 | 41% | 81% | 92% | |
| Spanish | 115 | 53% | 81% | 92% | |
| French | 98 | 29% | 60% | 74% | |
| Art and Design | 84 | 81% | 99% | 99% | |
| Design & Technology | 61 | 43% | 92% | 97% | |
| Physical Education | 54 | 24% | 80% | 94% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 59 | 19% | 59% | 80% | |
| Biology | 41 | 7% | 44% | 66% | |
| Psychology | 41 | 5% | 32% | 68% | |
| Chemistry | 37 | 11% | 49% | 68% | |
| Economics | 25 | 20% | 68% | 88% | |
| Geography | 18 | 28% | 39% | 78% | |
| Sociology | 17 | 12% | 29% | 71% | |
| Fine Art | 15 | 27% | 60% | 93% | |
| Physics | 14 | 7% | 29% | 64% | |
| Business Studies | 14 | 0% | 21% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 14 | 21% | 36% | 64% | |
| Government and Politics | 14 | 21% | 50% | 86% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10097: The Holt School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 66% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 68% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wokingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.