General News

This weekend and today, students and staff came together to pay solemn tribute to those who have fought or fallen in World War II and other conflicts, both past and present. 

Last night, in conjunction with Silverwood Events, we welcomed celebrity chef Marcus Wareing to Westholme School to talk about his latest cook book, ‘Marcus Everyday’.

The annual Magowan Memorial Gala is always a highlight in our calendar. It is an event where we honour the memory of William Magowan and celebrate one of his great passions, swimming. This year was made even more poignant by the fact that it is the 10th anniversary of William’s death.

We are delighted to announce we are the back-of-shirt sponsors for Rovers Ladies.

It has been announced today that Old Westholmian, Seema Kennedy MP is to receive an OBE in Theresa May’s resignation honours list.

We are delighted to have received a 100% pass rate in 20 subjects, representing the hard work of students.

The Westholme Association Golf Day is always a popular fixture in the fundraising year.

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.

Today is an important day for children at Westholme and our brand new Year 7 students. 

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.

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.

We were delighted to hear that our former Chair of Governors, Mr Ian Woolley, received his MBE award last month from Prince Charles. 

Last week saw some of our students represent Westholme in an official capacity.

Many of our Infant School students entered the Blackburn Speech Festival as school representatives over the weekend. 

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.

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.

On Saturday the Westholme Association Spring Fair  was held at the Senior School, and there was a fantastic turn out again this year.

Congratulations to former student, and current teacher, Emma Thompson, who collected her Gold D of E award yesterday.