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General News
OBE for Alumna Seema Kennedy MP
It has been announced today that Old Westholmian, Seema Kennedy MP is to receive an OBE in Theresa May’s resignation honours list.
Congratulations to all our Year 11 students!
We are celebrating after achieving another year of excellent GCSE results. Over 42% of grades were at the top level of 9-7 (A* – A) and more than 8% at the aspirational grade 9. In 13 subjects, our students secured 100% pass rate achieving grade 4 (C) or above.
Congratulations to our Sixth Form students
We are delighted to have received a 100% pass rate in 20 subjects, representing the hard work of students.
Westholme Association Golf Day
The Westholme Association Golf Day is always a popular fixture in the fundraising year.
James Anderson Author Visit
We were delighted to welcome Cricket Legend James Anderson and his friend and co-writer Felix White (former songwriter and guitarist from Indie rock band ‘The Maccabees) last night.
Move up and Welcome to Westholme Day
Today is an important day for children at Westholme and our brand new Year 7 students.
Clare Balding visits Westholme!
This afternoon, we were delighted to welcome Clare Balding back to school to talk about her new children’s book, The Racehorse who Learned to Dance.
Muddy Race for Life
Nine of our Junior School staff members braved the elements and showed true grit, determination and resilience to overcome some challenging and extremely muddy obstacles, on Saturday, as they competed in the Muddy 5K at Preston’s Moor Park, in aid of Cancer Research UK.
MBE Award
We were delighted to hear that our former Chair of Governors, Mr Ian Woolley, received his MBE award last month from Prince Charles.
Official Duties
Last week saw some of our students represent Westholme in an official capacity.
Blackburn Speech Festival
Many of our Infant School students entered the Blackburn Speech Festival as school representatives over the weekend.
A Concert to Remember
Saturday night saw The Croston Theatre play host to a special Gala Concert, where we said a fond farewell and offered sincere thanks to our Music Maestro, Mr Millest.
Gold Quality Mark for History
Westholme’s History department received some fantastic news yesterday when they were informed they had been awarded the Gold Historical Association Quality Mark. The Quality Mark (QM) is an award that recognises the excellence of history provision in a school. The QM assesses and values the history provision of the teacher, their department and the school and what is being offered to young people.
Westholme Association Spring Fair
On Saturday the Westholme Association Spring Fair was held at the Senior School, and there was a fantastic turn out again this year.
Comic Relief Day 2019!
Celebrating Comic Relief Day 2019!
Gold D of E Award
Congratulations to former student, and current teacher, Emma Thompson, who collected her Gold D of E award yesterday.
Visit by Mike Haines of Global Acts of Unity
Yesterday we had the honour of welcoming Mike Haines from Global Acts of Unity to Westholme to give a moving and thought-provoking talk to Year 9 and 10 students, in the Croston Theatre.
Westholme Winners!
The annual Westholme Association Family Quiz and Bingo Night was hosted at Blackburn Rugby Club once more.
Annual Junior Football Tournament 2018
Over the last two Friday evenings the ever popular 6-a-side Primary Schools’ Football Tournament took place under our floodlights on the all-weather pitch.