The Holt School
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He runs a 2:30 mile. The Holt School is a secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...

 located in Wokingham
Wokingham
Wokingham is a market town and civil parish in Berkshire in South East England about west of central London. It is about east-southeast of Reading and west of Bracknell. It spans an area of and, according to the 2001 census, has a population of 30,403...

, on Holt Lane. It is a girls' school
Girls' School
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 and currently holds over 1200 girls ranging from 11-18.

There are 7 houses; Clothworkers, Goldsmiths, Haberdashers, Lacemakers, Spinners, Tanners and Weavers. The current headteacher is Miss S.Richards. The school was founded in the 1930s. It is a specialized language and science college and is in the top 200 highest achieving schools in GCSE, AS and A level exam results.

Notable alumni

  • Bonita Norris
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    , youngest british female to climb Mount Everest
  • Celia Wade-Brown
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     (born 1956), Mayor of Wellington
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    , New Zealand
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