Westholme School: General Information

Fees

Fees and charges are reviewed annually by the Board of Governors. Any annual surplus is returned to the School to finance both improvements and bursaries so that a Westholme education remains outstanding and is as widely accessible as possible.

Board of Governors

The Governors of Westholme School are responsible for the overall management and governance of the school. They come from a variety of backgrounds and all are volunteers. Governors’ meetings are held quarterly to oversee the progress and development of Westholme School and various sub-committees meet throughout the year to deal with specific areas, such as Risk, Edcom, Finance, Health and Safety and Estates.

Chairman of Governors

Mr J. Backhouse, LL.B. (Hons) (Foundation Governor)

Vice Chairman of Governors

Mr D. Berry, B.A., F.C.M.A., M.I.B.M. *

Governors
 
Mrs J. Conlon, BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying, Chartered Quantity Surveyor MRICS *
Ms H. Crosby, ACA , BSc Hons Mathematics*
Dr R Dobrashian, MBChB FRCR
Mr M Hindle 
Mr O. McCann, BA (Hons) Law and Economics
Mrs D. Northin, B Ed Bath, NPQH 

Mr N. Oldham, BA Hons, PGCE, SEND Dip, NPQH, PGDIP (Education Leadership) 

Mrs V. Robinson-Hoy, BA Hons, Modern Languages *
Miss P. Williamson
 
Clerk to the Governors
Mr B. C. Marsden, F.C.A.
 

* Current parent

 
Parents are represented on the Governing Body by nominated governors, each serving three years.
If you would like to contact the Chairman of the Governors over any matter then you may write to him c/o Westholme School, Wilmar Lodge, Meins Road, Pleasington BB2 6QU marking the
letter confidential. Alternatively, you can email him on chairman@westholmeschool.com

Inspection Reports

Westholme School complies with all the relevant statutory and regulatory requirements regarding school inspections.

The school is regulated by the Independent Schools’ Inspectorate – a body approved by the Department for Education for the purpose of inspecting independent schools in the Independent Schools Council (ISC) under Section 162 of the Education Act 2002.

Westholme School was inspected by ISI on 5th, 6th and 7th November 2024. Download Inspection Report

Westholme School was inspected by ISI on 23rd January 2024. Download Inspection Report

Westholme School was inspected by ISI on 13th, 14th and 15th October 2021. Download Inspection Report

Westholme School was inspected by ISI on 8th, 9th and 10th May 2019. Download Inspection Report

 

Old Westholmians

We are proud to have a strong alumni community and regularly invite our wider Westholme family back to school to join us for events, for talks or to contribute to our careers events.

We are delighted to have a dedicated alumni website where Old Westholmians (OWs) can connect with fellow alumni and other members of the Westholme Family community; keep up-to-
date with exclusive OW news and events and business networking opportunities.

JOIN THE WESTHOLME FAMILY
We also have a dedicated Westholme Family alumni Facebook group: 
Join us on Facebook

Once a Westholmian, always a Westholmian!

Coach Routes Information

Coaches are operated in conjunction with our transport management company, Student Safe. Please click on the link to find out more:

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Term Dates

Spring Term – 2025

Monday 6 January – INSET
Tuesday 7 January – Start of Term
Monday 17 – Friday 21 February incl. – HALF TERM
Friday 28 March – End of Term

Summer Term – 2025

Tuesday 22 April – Start of Term
Monday 5 May – Bank Holiday
Monday 26 May – Friday 30 May incl. – HALF TERM
Friday 4 July – End of Term

Autumn Term – 2025

Monday 1 September      –    INSET
Tuesday 2 September    –    INSET  
Wednesday 3 September    –    New Pupil Induction Day 
(Reception, Year 7, LISF and New Pupil Induction)
Thursday 4 September     –    Start of Term
Thursday 2 October     –    Annual Open Evening 6pm – 9pm (All senior pupils)
Friday 3 October     –    INSET 
Monday 20 October – Friday 31 October incl.    –    HALF TERM
Thursday 4 December*    –    Carol Service
Friday 12 December    –    End of Term

Spring Term – 2026

Monday 5 January     –    INSET
Tuesday 6 January     –    Start of Term
Monday 16 – Friday 20 February incl.    –    HALF TERM
Wednesday 1 April     –    End of Term

Summer Term – 2026

Monday 20 April    –    Start of Term
Monday 4 May    –    Bank Holiday 
Monday 25 May – Friday 29 May incl.    –    HALF TERM
Friday 3 July     –    End of Term

Uniforms

More information on our School Uniform list can be found on Schoolblazer – CLICK HERE 

Useful Links

Downloads – You can view and download a range of prospectus, co-curricular booklets and course information here.

Parent Handbooks – Click here for our PREP and SENIOR Parent Handbooks for Parent Information. 

Westholme Association – Find out more about the Westholme Association, what they do and how you can get involved! 

Westholme Careers – Discover the careers services that are offered to all Westholme students during there time here – Careers at Westholme

Westholme Sport – Click here to view the Westholme sporting calendar for fixtures and results – Calendar

Westholme Weekly – Westholme students are busy both inside and outside of the classroom throughout the week, and we report all the news to our parents, students and staff on a weekly basis. You can view the recent issues of our weekly newsletter here – Newsletters