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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Hertswood Academy

Cowley Hill
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 5LG

Telephone: 02082 387200

Fax: 0208 238 7290

Email: admin@hertswoodacademy.org

Head teacher: Peter Gillett

School type: Secondary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 607

DFE number: 919-4001

Published Admission Number: 270

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 1151

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Hertswood Academy admission rules for 25-26

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Hertswood Academy admission rules for 24-25

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20232024

Number of places available

270

270

Number of applications made

207

197

Number of places offered

242

207

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

8

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

1

Medical/social

0

Siblings

70

Children Of Staff

0

Distance

87

Non Ranked Allocation

41

Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order)2023

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

2

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

2

Medical/social

0

Siblings

64

Children Of Staff

0

Distance

114

Non Ranked Allocation

0

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Please view the Allocation Summary Report(s) for further information about distance allocations.

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11

Updated: 4 October 2024

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for Hertswood Academy.

Ofsted report and rating for Hertswood Academy.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jessica Robinson

In Year Admissions Officer: Mary Hukin

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Stephen Lavender

Key Link Advisor: David Kilgallon

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