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After 50+ years as a successful Middle School, September 2026 sees the start of our transition to be coming an 11-16 Secondary School. We are very excited about this next chapter and the opportunities it will bring for our students. At Holywell, our vision has always been for everyone in our community to “Live life in all its fullness”, inspired by our school values of kindness, respect and responsibility. These values have helped shape our supportive, inclusive and aspirational learning environment.
As we become a secondary school, we will continue to build on this strong foundation. Our curriculum has been carefully developed to align with the national Secondary curriculum, with subject specialists delivering a broad and engaging programme of study. We are launching our new Year 9 schemes of learning and looking forward to supporting our students to learn new skills and knowledge, setting strong foundations for their progression to Key Stage 4. For Key Stage 4, we have been planning a range of GCSE courses, including core subjects plus a suite of optional subjects that give students choice and support progression towards future pathways. To see the specific details of our GCSE curriculum please visit the separate page on our website.
We are very proud that most of our staff are secondary-trained or have deep experience with GCSE teaching, and lots of work has already been done to ensure they are ready to deliver high-quality secondary education.
Holywell’s caring, community-focussed ethos will continue to underpin everything we do. Our aim remains for every student to be known, safe, supported and encouraged to be the best they can be academically, socially and personally. We look forward to supporting our students in their next phase of learning.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Click on the heading to see our presentation about the transition.
SpaceX launch 2026 with Jack Hathaway
Sometimes we have to pinch ourselves with the opportunities our staff and the local community provide for our students. This week we worked with Cranfield University to send a good luck message to Commander Jack Hathaway, NASA Astronaut as he went into space this morning. Commander Jack Hathaway visited us last year and worked with our students on space craft design and it was a real treat. Check out the video link below to see what the students said this week:
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