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Hertswood Academy

Cowley Hill
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 5LG

www.hertswoodacademy.org

Telephone: 02082 387200

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

Apply for a school place to start in September 2025

Apply for a school place to start now

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
	2023	2024
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: 2 April 2025

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: Sarah Saunders

In Year Admissions Officer: Mary Hukin

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Stephen Lavender

Key Link Advisor: David Kilgallon

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