Holmwood House

Holmwood House School, a leading independent school in Colchester, is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for the prestigious Independent Prep School of the Year Award. The nomination recognises Holmwood House’s exceptional commitment to curriculum development, which is creating an exciting buzz around the school. Independent Prep School of the Year Award The Independent Prep School of the...

Holmwood House School is delighted to introduce our Summer Book Club. Each week one of our teachers will suggest a book that they have enjoyed reading, either themselves or with their class and we will also make some further age-specific suggested reading. Benefits of Children Reading over the Summer Holidays As the summer holidays begin, children everywhere embark on a...

This morning Year 8 treated the school to a sparkling performance of their ended of year Production.  They had four days to collate their own eclectic programme ranging from ABBA and Matilda to self written sketches and Dad’s Army.  The programme included: A Wormwood Welcome – Lana B and Kingsley B-B Money, Money, Money – ABBA – Lana B, Olivia B, Cassie G, Belle...

It was very exciting to hold our first ever whole school Sports Day last Friday. In a feat of extraordinary organisation by the PE staff,  the Pre-Prep Sport Day took place in the morning and Prep Sports Day took place in the afternoon, this meant that we were able to hold the inaugural Whole School Relay. The children showed great...

It’s been a busy week at Nursery and we have all been trying to stay as cool as possible! Poppies have been getting to know lots of different animals during ‘Pet Week’ with exciting animal encounters and caterpillar transformations. The children had a wonderful time meeting dogs, tortoises, and chicks, and even had a vet visit to learn about pet...