Hertswood Academy is a secondary school located in Borehamwood. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good, management effectiveness is requires improvement, overall effectiveness is inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 28/09/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.2%, which is 4.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cowley Hill, Borehamwood, WD6 5LG
Website: www.hertswoodacademy.org
Telephone: 02082387200
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Peter Gillett
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138747

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1861
Number of Pupils: 1252
Number of Boys: 658
Number of Girls: 594

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 22.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.52 Confidence interval -0.72 to -0.32
Of the 175 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 162 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:49%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:29%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.31
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodlands Primary School
Alban Crescent , WD6 5JF 		3out of 4 416 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cowley Hill School
Winstre Road , WD6 5DP 		3out of 4 563 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Brook Road , WD6 5HL 		3out of 4 844 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Parkside Community Primary School
Aycliffe Road , WD6 4EP 		2out of 4 1,190 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Monksmead School
Hillside Avenue , WD6 1HL 		3out of 4 1,417 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hertswood Academy
Cowley Hill , WD6 5LG 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Elstree Screen Arts Academy
Studio Way , Elstree WD6 5NN 		2out of 4 809 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Yavneh College
Hillside Avenue , WD6 1HL 		4out of 4 1,499 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Radlett Preparatory School Limited
Kendal Hall , Watling Street WD7 7LY 		- not rated 3,061 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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