Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School
Community primary school in Abbots Langley (Hertfordshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Thank you for your interest in Tanners Wood School- we hope you find our website informative and useful. We believe in placing our pupils at the centre of everything we do and valuing every child for their individual skills and talents.
Our motto, `Be the Best You Can , succinctly captures what we stand for in ensuring that our pupils feel safe and happy, and are encouraged to achieve the very best they can in their learning, social and emotional development. At Tanners Wood we expect our children to be accepting of others, to make good moral choices and be active members of the school and wider community.
Success and effort is celebrated and acknowledged, so that everyone takes pride in what they accomplish. We value the contribution that parents make to their children's learning and the school and we welcome helpful feedback and contributions. We have a strong team of staff and governors who are committed to the school and working with you.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
28 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Book Club
- Choir
- Computing
- Cooking
- Creative Writing
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Eco Club
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
and 12 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- School Games MarkSport
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 117178
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Leah Waters | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Sally Wilson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Karen Crawley | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Emily Pinner | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sharon Godfrey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Trevor Griffiths | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Robert Hirst | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Lee Gatland | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Parveen Qureshi | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Miss Victoria Rogers Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Amanda Huggett Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
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