On Thursday, Prep took part in a variety of activities to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Mrs Milnes took an assembly to explain all about VE Day and the children listened to Vera Lynn singing wartime songs. During the day, Prep children completed various activities such as designing a street party menu, thinking…
Thank you and good luck to all of our Year 13 Leavers, after they took part in their Stand Down assembly and lunch on Wednesday. Head of Sixth Form Mr Oracz, introduced a special stand-down assembly to celebrate their time at Westholme this morning in the Croston Theatre, alongside Principal Mr Taylor. Students stood up…
On Friday evening, we held our annual Sports Awards Night at Ewood Park, the home of Blackburn Rovers. It was a fine evening of entertainment, food and, most importantly, celebrating the sporting achievements of our students throughout the year. Upon arrival, students and families were able to walk through the tunnel at Ewood, into the…
Congratulations to all those students who performed in our annual Spring Concert last night. It was a lovely evening of musical entertainment, with performances from the Senior band, solo performances and groups. It was a great showcase of the talent on offer at Westholme and we would like to wish our Year 13 leavers the…
A huge congratulations to Harry, one of our incoming Sports Captains, for his outstanding performance on Sunday as part of the Preston Grasshoppers Senior Colts team. Harry and his teammates travelled to Eccles Rugby Club to take on Fylde in the highly anticipated Lancashire U18 Cup Final. In what proved to be an incredibly physical…
Article written by Mr Harrison At 3.30am on Thursday 24 April, 49 excited children from Prep 4 to 6, along with 6 staff members, went on a trip to northern France. We stayed at the Château d’Ebblinghem, which was a great base for our trip. It had plenty of space to relax, and was set…
After a restful Easter break, it is so exciting to be back for the Summer Term at Westholme. Already, students have dived right back into co-curricular activities alongside their academic subjects. Notably, the Year 13 A Level Drama students performed for an examiner on Wednesday, marking the start of exam season. As well as this,…
The annual Prep 5 Reading Competition took place at the Croston theatre towards the end of last term. Over the past few weeks, pupils have been working hard in the classroom practising their readings for the class house reading competition. The staff then faced the challenging task of selecting students to take part in today’s final….
At the end of last term, it gave us great pleasure to appoint our new Head Girl, Elley, and Head Boy, Zak (both centre in the picture below). Congratulations to them both as we now look forward to seeing them make their mark on the school in their senior year as Westholme students. The news…
Congratulations to Elizabeth in Year 11 on her recent success in the world of tennis! Over the Easter break, Elizabeth travelled down to London to play in the U16 Junior National Championships at the National Tennis Centre. Elizabeth entered both the singles and doubles competitions, and was testing her skills against some of the best…
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