The Holt School | Secondary with sixth form in Wokingham | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

The Holt School

SecondaryPost 16

Wokingham · Wokingham · RG41 1EE http://www.holtschool.co.uk

Pupils
1,468
cap. 1,500
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Girls
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
28 Mar 2023
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
14 Feb 2012
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Wokingham. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
89%
-1pp
LA
77%
England
66%
96%92%88%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
80%
+4pp
LA
60%
England
46%
84%77%69%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
63.7
-0.9
LA
53.1
England
46.8
65.861.958.0
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
78%
+7pp
LA
49%
England
41%
79%73%67%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
14.4
+0.4
LA
10.3
England
7.7
14.412.410.4
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.96
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
42.3
+2.3
LA
36.3
England
32.4
42.338.534.7
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.18
+0.1
LA
+0.11
+0.2+0.10.0
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
33%
+10pp
LA
19%
England
14%
33%26%18%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B+
0
B+B-C+
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.18
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

99%

staying in education or employment

Education97%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

92%

staying in education or employment

6% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education72%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment18%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,454
cap. 1,500
1,4541,3411,228
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Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
LA AVG 19.3:1
19.617.515.3
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
38%
LA AVG 24.11%
39%27%15%
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FSM eligible
6%
LA AVG 12.96%
8%7%6%
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SEN
9%
LA AVG 15.01%
9%7%4%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
7%
England
9%
7%6%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
14%
LA
20%
England
24%
27%18%10%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressHolt Lane, Wokingham, RG41 1EE
Telephone01189780165
Local authorityWokingham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6959 spend / pupil£6558 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Jul 2011 (was URN 110058)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2589%80%63.7Not applicable78%14.4240
2023/2490%76%64.6+0.9670%13.9234
2022/2390%77%63.8+1.0275%13.6232
2021/2296%84%65.8+0.9572%12.0200
2018/1991%74%60.7+0.9479%11.0200
2017/1888%69%58.0+0.6972%10.4193
2016/1791%70%60.6+0.6467%194
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2586%
2023/2488%
2022/2381%
2021/2291%
2018/1989%
2017/1884%
2016/1786%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2542.3B++0.1833%122
2023/2440.0B+0.0723%104
2022/2338.2B-19%133
2021/2242.3B+28%138
2018/1937.9B-+0.0420%111
2017/1836.0B-+0.0218%113
2016/1734.7C++0.0720%129

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,45419.69%38%6%5%14%
2023/241,41718.79%38%6%6%18%
2022/231,40819.46%32%7%7%23%
2021/221,42618.94%26%8%7%27%
2020/211,36918.96%24%6%
2018/191,25516.05%20%7%4%10%
2017/181,22815.35%18%7%5%11%
2016/171,25116.55%15%7%6%16%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.