Westholme Head Boy Ben Middleton, Jake Sharrocks and Fin Shepherd will drive across the country to visit all 92 professional league football grounds across the UK in order to raise money and awareness for their chosen charity CALM.
General News
Capturing a Moment in Time – literally!
On Tuesday we undertook the exciting task of sealing a time capsule in the main corridor wall that is currently under construction for our brand new Prep School. Principal Dr Robson and Mrs Barnett, Head of the Prep School, visited the site at Wilmar Lodge along with students who will be coming there permanently from September.
National Poetry Day
The Power of Poetry
Choice: the theme of National Poetry Day 2021. And it came as no surprise that Westholme students took this theme and ran, or should I say sprinted, with it. Our students never fail to disappoint with their unique creativity.
Footballing Fundraiser for CALM
On Monday 25 October, three of our Sixth Former students will set off on an extraordinary week-long road-trip to visit all 92 professional league football grounds across the UK.
Will’s amazing success!
Will, in Year 10, along with 5 other gifted young riders from Blackburn and District Pony Club have made local history with their trainer, Elaine Barker, by qualifying as one of only 6 teams across the country, for the Prince Phillip Cup, a mounted games competition.
Year 7 Trip to Winmarleigh Hall
On Friday 17th September, the Year 7 students headed off to Winmarleigh Hall for a couple of days packed with excitement, activity and adventure.
Sixth Form latest news
The INSPIRED Sixth Form has been bustling with positivity, enthusiasm and a general excitement for the start of the new academic year.
Final Thoughts from INSPIRED Sixth Former, Caitlin Slater
Coming to the end of the second week after returning to school, there is definitely excitement around with students and staff enjoying being back after the summer break. Everyone is settling back into Westholme way of life with chatter and laughter, filling the corridors once again.
This Week in…Sport
Last weekend William Grundy represented the North West Region at the British Triathlon Inter- Regional National Championships at Mallory Park Race Circuit, Leicestershire placing 5th!
Co-curricular fayre
What a Wonderful A-‘fayre’!
On Wednesday 15 September 2021, students from Years 7 – 10 experienced the school’s first co- curricular fayre, hosted in the sports hall.
Summer Arts Festival
Dear Westholme Family,
We hope you have enjoyed a lovely summer break and are very much looking forward to returning to school next Monday. I am writing to let you know that Charity Summer Arts Festival scheduled for the 11 September 2021 will no longer take place as planned.
Covid Recovery Concert
August 8th turned out to be quite a Westholme reunion when a ‘Covid Recovery Concert’ was staged at Blackburn Salvation Army.
Gymnastics success for Caitlin
On June 12, Caitlin (who will be continuing into Year 13 in September) competed in the Kyolis Cup, her first international individual competition hosted by France.
GCSE Results 2021
A message from the Principal, Dr Robson
Huge congratulations to all of our Year 11 students and their families – last Thursday was a memorable day for academic accomplishment at Westholme!
A Level student case studies
Congratulations to all of our A level leavers on all of their hard work this year. You can find out more about what some of our students are doing after their time at Westholme below:
A Level records smashed by INSPIRED Sixth Form students
Westholme INSPIRED Sixth Form’s ‘lockdown graduates’ are departing, destination ready, with so much more than outstanding academic results, says Principal Dr Richard Robson.
Student Enrichment 2021
Our INSPIRED Enrichment Programme was set up for pupils in Yr 11 & 13 to enjoy a wide range of co-curricular activities for the final weeks of their Summer Term.
Prizegiving
In the final week of term we celebrated prize giving for both our Junior and Senior School pupils in separate ceremonies in the Croston Theatre.
Sports Days
In the penultimate week of term, we were delighted to be able to hold both our Infant & Junior and Senior School Sports Days at Wilmar Lodge.
New Student Executives ’21/22
We are delighted to share with you the new Student Executive team for 2021/22!