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About

Welcome to the How Wood Primary School and Nursery. Whether you are a pupil, parent or visitor, we hope you will find this site informative and interesting. We are immensely proud to be Co-Headteachers of How Wood School.

As Co-Headteachers, we are proud to lead together, combining our skills, experiences and perspectives to provide the very best for our pupils, staff and wider community. We warmly welcome you and your families to our school community. The mental health and wellbeing of our children, staff and parents underpin all that we do at How Wood School.

We are committed to ensuring that our children feel safe, secure, listened to and valued so that they can thrive and succeed within our nurturing environment and beyond. The How Wood Code of Conduct permeates throughout the school day and Always Respectful, Always Kind and Always Learning are tangible, interwoven in the children's learning and play.

We provide opportunities that inspire and motivate our children to take pride in every aspect of school life. We set high standards for all our children so that they develop a life-long love of learning that shapes their futures positively.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Band
  • Basketball
  • Computing
  • Cricket
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Football
  • Gymnastics
  • Music
  • Swimming
  • Tennis

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing

Key facts

URN
117235
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
St Albans
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (9 current, 2 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Michele StokesChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027
Dawn Helfgott FormerChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Dawn HelfgottGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Niki RowlandGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Alison ShahGovernorAppointed by LAsince 2026 · until 2030
Tessa HardingGovernorElected by school staffsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Kellie WatertonGovernorElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028
Co Headteacher Naomi ParkinsGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Zana RichardsonGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Cynthia RoweGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2016 · until 2028
Co Headteacher Cynthia Rowe FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2016 · term ended 2025

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