The Holt School, Wokingham

In its own words: "We feel inspired and privileged to lead The Holt, to work alongside our dedicated colleagues, to care for our students, to create opportunities for them to flourish academically and to form their good character."

In 2026, pupils at The Holt School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 65.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 54.2 in Wokingham and 47 across England.

83% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 62% in Wokingham and 47% in England.

That is up from 63.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.96: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 61.2, against 65.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 4.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 276 families put The Holt School as their first choice and 607 named it as one of their preferences, for 237 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 57 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Holt School are The Emmbrook School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.5); St Crispin's School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.3); The Forest School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.9); and King's Academy Binfield (2.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.2).

The Holt School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Of the 234 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 14% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 97 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 81% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 7% into work. 30% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 37.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (41%), Asian (27%) and Chinese (12%).

In 2026, 122 pupils (8.3%) received SEN support and 25 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Wokingham Rail Station, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holt School (adjacent), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Holt School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 158 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wokingham (70), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Holt School issued 19 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Holt School are Walter Infant School (0.3 miles), St Paul's CofE Junior School (0.4 miles), St Cecilia's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles) and Windmill Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.