Westholme School

Westholme School
Established	1923
Type	Independent school
Religion	Christian
Principal	Lillian Croston
Founder	Emily Singleton
Location	Wilmar Lodge Meins Road Blackburn Lancashire BB2 6QU England Coordinates: 53°45′11″N 2°31′52″W / 53.75295°N 2.53108°W / 53.75295; -2.53108
DfE URN	119826 Tables
Students	996
Gender	Girls (coeducational 2-11)
Ages	2–18
Colours	Purple
Website	www.westholmeschool.com

Westholme School is an independent school set on the edge of the countryside to the west of Blackburn, England, providing a caring learning environment for girls aged 2 to 18 and boys aged 2 to 11. There are five separate departments of the school which cater for students from nursery to sixth form. The supportive atmosphere and strong links between the sites allows each child to develop their own strengths and achieve academic success.^[opinion]

The five different departments are:

Senior School for Girls - Wilmar Lodge For Girls Aged 11–18, this also incorporates the School's Sixth Form
Senior School for Boys - for boys aged 11-18(Opened 2012)
Girls' Junior School - Beardwood Bank For Girls Aged 7–11
Boys' Junior School - Beardwood House For boys aged 7–11 Opened 2003
Infant School - Billinge House For girls and boys aged 3–7
Nursery For girls and boys aged 2–3, opened 2006

Westholme boasts excellent facilities such as a professional full sized theatre and Sportsmark Gold awarded sports facilities including a new all weather pitch at the Senior School site. The current purpose built nursery is also being extended.

Examination results at SATS, GCSE and A Level stages are consistently very good and most pupils leaving the sixth form go on to study a variety of subjects at university.^[opinion]

Notable former pupils

Helen Flanagan (Actress)
Anne Savage (Hard dance DJ)
Mohini Sule (CBBC Presenter)
Diana Vickers (Singer-songwriter and stage actress)
Vanessa Jolly (Newspaper Editor)
Elizabeth Swingler (Famous Author)

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External links

Official Website

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