THE Holt School

UID 3451·Companies House 07661205·Incorporated June 2011·Compare

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Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£8.9m

1,417 pupils

Avg staff costs

78.4%

of income

Avg reserves

13.3%

of income

Avg absence

5.5%

Persistent: 14.2%

More metrics

Avg FSM

5.9%

free school meals

Capacity

94%

1,417 / 1,500 places

At a glance

1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

63.7

+17.5

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Holt School, Wokingham, RG41 1EE

Companies House07661205

Incorporated7 June 2011

Trust growth over time

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	1	1,426	£7.8m	£7.5m	74.0%	16.6%
2022/23	1	1,408	£8.6m	£8.3m	72.6%	18.3%
2023/24	1	1,417	£8.9m	£9.2m	78.4%	13.3%
2024/25partial	1	1,454	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

Typical MAT centralisation ranges from 3-7% of total trust spend. Figures below 2% may indicate limited central coordination; above 10% warrants review of value for money.

CS expenditure

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0

Teaching staff£0

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

14 current directors · Average tenure: 3.8 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (14)

Heather Jean Murray

director·< 1 year

Philip Dominic Theobald

director·< 1 year

Charlotte Heloise Veillet

director·1 year

David Keith Buckingham

director·1 year

Jennifer Anne Godbole

director·1 year

Edwina Charlotte Mary Farrell

director·1 year

Phillip David Stickells

director·2 years

Shruti Belur

director·2 years

Paulina Agnieszka Gorska

director·2 years

William James Poulter

director·3 years

Alan Michael Fieldsend

director·7 years

Katie Pearce

director·8 years

Anne Hickling

director·8 years

Fiona Jane Cross

director·10 years

Company Secretary

Katherine Laura Warner

secretary·3 years

54 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2026

Nicola Jane Farnon

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Jennifer Marie Ging

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2026

Michael Noak

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Mohammad Fuad Waheed

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Faisal Butt

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Ahfia Ullah

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
The Holt School	136880	Secondary	high staff costsin year deficit

The Holt SchoolSecondary

high staff costsin year deficit

Debra Jane Hore

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Louise Bernadette Timlin

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Mohammed Munir Lone

director·5 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Kay Louise Maynard

director·5 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Stephen John Woodhull

director·5 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Helen Louise Frances Elizabeth Mills

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Navid Mohamed Amin

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Sian Adrienne Lehrter

secretary·6 years·Resigned Apr 2022

Mwarihaatsari Blessing Gombedza

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Marie-Therese Cora Dr Callus

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Richard John Platt

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Darren John Briggs

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Anna Margaret Harrington

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Rupa Dr Mosley

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Angela Marie Blogg

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Cristina Bain

director·8 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Alison Margaret Hale

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Jasvinder Singh Bhuller

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Katherine Louise Vaughan

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2018

William Grainger Ferguson

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Wendy Joanne Simmons

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Graham Edward Blogg

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Ian David Gowlett

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Richard William Smith

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Toby James Marsden

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Rita Trudi Charlotte Stacey

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Arvind Kaur Sidhu

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Michelle Carol Worthington

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Sandra Clare Miall

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Lisa Ann Finch

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2015

David Dr Stock

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2013

Margaret Mary Therese Taylor

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Jan Percival

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Mark Gatfield

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Lynne Elizabeth Griffith

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2016

Julia Margaret Higgins

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Tessa Jane Dove

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Natalia Dr Jigounova

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2012

Chris Cottam

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Nicola Jane Chodorowska

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Yvonne Joy Smith

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Ronald Thomas Stewart

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Jonathan Patrick Taylor

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Lloyd Watkins

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2014

David Ronald Fisher

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2016

Peter Mercer

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2019

Janet Leah Perry

secretary·14 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Suzanne Richards

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2017