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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Dame Alice Owen's School

Academy converter secondary school in Potters Bar (Hertfordshire).

Attainment 8
73.6
▲ 27.4 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
91.4%
▲ 45pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
96.0%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.8
▼ 0.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
3.6%
▼ 24pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
10.0%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
104%
1,467 / 1,416 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Outstanding
last graded, 2023

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).

Dame Alice Owen's School is a secondary school located in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 1,468 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,416. It is part of the DAME ALICE OWEN'S SCHOOL. The school is led by Mrs Hannah Nemko.

Enrichment

28 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Wisepay
  • DAOS Hub
  • DAOS Sports Website
  • Online Library Catalogue
  • Old Owenians
  • OSA Owens School Association
  • Alumni
  • Advance Learning Partnership
  • Senior Prefects
  • School Council
  • Our History School History
  • School History Book
  • Headteachers
  • War Memorials
  • Building Programme
  • Owen’s School Association

and 12 more

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
136554
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertsmere
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2011

Governing body (22 current, 6 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

23 governors are linked to a profile (20 confirmed, 3 (likely)).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Nicholas Henry Charles Tindal (likely)TrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Victoria SegebarthMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2026
Lucy Turner Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Anisah Ishtiaq Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Helen Eyre Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Stephen Spencer-Jones Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Torquil Sligo-YoungMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2025
Mr Stephen GouldMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2024
Mr Richard Fuller Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2024
Mr Nick Dolan (likely)TrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Alan Morton Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Thomas Dowdall Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Ruth Bromley Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2022 · until 2030
Mr Jon Buoy Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2022 · until 2028
Ms Patricia Bruno Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2022 · until 2030
Mrs Gill KeatingTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2021 · until 2029
Mr Adrian Sykes Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2021 · until 2029
Mr Tristan Balakrishna Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2021 · until 2029
Mr Andrew Porter Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2018 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mrs Jackie CampbellChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2017
Mrs Hannah Nemko Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2016
Mr Nick Barnes (likely)TrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2014 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Wendy Pater Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · term ended 2026
Mr Fergus McMullen Confirmed same person FormerMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mr Gary Haigh Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mr Michael Rose Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Amy Harker Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · term ended 2025
Mr Glenn Taylor Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2018 · term ended 2026

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