History

Holme Court School was founded in 2005 as a specialist setting for pupils with dyslexia and associated specific learning difficulties. Our first home was a beautiful Edwardian building set within seven acres of landscaped grounds in Biggleswade, providing a calm and nurturing environment for our early community.

In 2013, we moved to the charming South Cambridgeshire village of Little Abington, where the school was nestled within six acres of unspoilt woodland. The natural surroundings of Little Abington Woods offered a peaceful and inspiring backdrop for learning.

As our school continued to grow, we relocated in 2020 to our current home at Cherry Hinton Hall, just outside Cambridge city centre. Here, we share a historic building with our sister school, surrounded by stunning parkland. The grounds offer a wealth of opportunities for outdoor learning and play, including tennis courts, forest school areas and adventure play spaces.

Holme Court has always been committed to innovation. We were the first school in Britain to work in partnership with a Psychology Research Team through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership. Working alongside Anglia Ruskin University and in close collaboration with Cambridge University, the team explored interventions and developed a visual system for communicating assessments and learning profiles. This pioneering work gained national and international recognition and was awarded the prestigious Lord Stafford Award for Innovation.