Holland House and Town Junior will officially become Town House Primary School in September after the Department for Education approved the merger.

The plans were first raised in a consultation with staff, parents and stakeholders earlier this year, with the aim of formalising the existing partnership between the two schools to better serve our community.

The amalgamation will improve financial efficiency by reducing duplicated costs and achieving economies of scale, allowing more funding to be directed towards pupils. It will allow one consistent team to support children and families from nursery through to Year 6, ensuring pastoral care and safeguarding remain continuous, with no loss of knowledge as pupils move through the school.

Educationally, through amalgamation we will be better able to provide consistent curriculum oversight across the full primary phase, aligning policies, ensuring smoother transitions between year groups, and improved tracking of progress. We also believe families will benefit from simplified communication and admissions processes, while staff will gain greater flexibility, shared professional development, and enhanced expertise across all primary key stages.

BPT Chief Executive Claire Pritchard says it’s an exciting new chapter for all involved:

“We are absolutely delighted that the DfE has officially approved the amalgamation of Town Junior School and Holland House Infant School into the brand-new Town House Primary School. Following a wide community consultation, this merger allows us to provide a completely seamless primary education journey for our pupils, continuing under the exceptional leadership of our Headteacher, Maddy Bromley. To mark this exciting new chapter, we are also thrilled to unveil our new school logo, which was proudly co-designed by the children themselves through a school-wide competition. We look forward to a very bright future as a united school community.”

The new logo took design inspiration from a competition conducted in both schools, that saw a number of similar entries keen to maintain elements of the existing logos of both schools.