How Wood Primary and Nursery School
Community primary school in St Albans (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
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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Stokes | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dawn Helfgott Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Helfgott | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Niki Rowland | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Alison Shah | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Tessa Harding | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kellie Waterton | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Co Headteacher Naomi Parkins | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Zana Richardson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Cynthia Rowe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Co Headteacher Cynthia Rowe Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record