| The Holt School | |
| Coordinates: | 51.4156°N -0.8437°W |
| Established: | 1931 |
| Type: | Academy |
| Head Label: | Co-headteachers |
| Head: | Anne Kennedy and Katie Pearce |
| Address: | Holt Lane |
| City: | Wokingham |
| County: | Berkshire |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | RG41 1EE |
| Urn: | 136880 |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Enrolment: | 1,280 |
| Gender: | Girls (mixed sixth form) |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
| 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, originally at Tudor House, and its first headmistress was 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]