North Herts Education Support Centre
Pupil referral unit school in Letchworth Garden City (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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).North Herts Education Support Centre is a school located in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. The Headteacher is Dan Nearney.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Boxing
- Cooking
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Lego
- Photography
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Trauma Informed Schools
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 130344
- Type
- Pupil referral unit
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1995
Governing body (10 current, 6 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dominic Hughes | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Martin Monks | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Charlie Anderson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Shelley Hughes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Emma Flawn | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2022 · until 2029 | |
| Mr Iain Sillars | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jane Shipley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Flawn | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sally Glossop | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2029 |
| Mr Dan Nearney | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mr Devon Woolley Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr James Anderson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Lucy Miles Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Jane Shipley Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Iain Sillars Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Emma Flawn Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · 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