On Tuesday evening, we welcomed over 600 visitors and over 70 exhibitors through our doors for our University, Apprenticeships and Careers Fair. What a turn out it was and thank you to all of our exhibitors, external visitors and internal families who came on the evening. Organised by Mr Oracz, Head of our INSPIRED Sixth…
We would like to offer a big Westholme congratulations to our Head Boy, and ISF student Enrikas Juselis on his recent acceptance to University of Oxford. Enrikas is currently studying Classics, EPR, and Spanish at A Level and has accepted a place within the prestigious Magdalen College to study Law. The course includes a year…
This year’s UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge saw exceptional performances from our students. The challenge is known for its difficulty, requiring participants to solve complex, non-routine problems that test logic, creativity and deep mathematical reasoning. Our students’ success in achieving four golds, four silvers, and fifteen bronzes is a testament to their hard work and dedication….
In anticipation of pending interviews for both university courses and degree apprenticeships, our Year 13 students demonstrated incredible confidence and quality in virtual and in-house mock interviews. We were very grateful to Westholme alumni, university admissions tutors and Westholme parents for giving their time to offer personalised interviews on the career aspirations of each subject….
On Monday morning, we held a special Remembrance Day assembly, led by Head of History, Mr Fuller and members of our INSPIRED Sixth Form. Mr Fuller reminded us why we celebrate Remembrance Day and why it is such as special day in the history of the British Isles and the world in general. Students read…
On Saturday 9 November, years 12 and 13 English Literature students visited Stratford-upon-Avon to see the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of Othello at the famous Swan Theatre. The trip was a great success and students enjoyed the high quality of the production and acting that were on show. They were captivated by director Tim Carroll’s…
As the new academic year gets underway, I wanted to take a chance to issue everybody a very warm welcome back, or indeed, welcome for the first time to those of you who are new to the Westholme family. I know that the start of a new year can be a particularly daunting time for…
Last week, we received the tragic news of the passing of former student and Head Boy, Yusuf Mumtaz, aged 21. Yusuf left Westholme in 2021 with outstanding A level results. He had secured a highly-sought after Degree Apprenticeship at Jaguar Land Rover and the whole School community was immensely proud of his achievements, in the…
HAPPY NATIONAL POETRY DAY! On Thursday morning, Miss Jones organised a special assembly with the help of members of her Inspired Sixth Form English class, who gave a short but memorable performance to celebrate Beat Poetry in the Croston Theatre. The ‘Beat Generation’ was a literary subculture movement that started in America, rebelling against the…
On Tuesday, the Westholme Physics department took a trip to UCLAN to see a public lecture delivered by Professor Arif Babul, whose expertise lies in cosmology, theoretical astrophysics, and cosmic structure formation. His lecture was titled ‘Why does the Universe look the way it does?’, and provided an excellent introduction to the topic of cosmology,…
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Westholme School was inspected by ISI on 5th, 6th and 7th November 2024. Download Inspection Report
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