Yavneh College
Academy converter secondary school in Borehamwood (Hertfordshire).
Location
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Yavneh College is a academy located in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. The Executive Headteacher is Spencer Lewis.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
19 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Extra-Curricular Clubs
- Meet our Heads of Department
- Key Stage 3 4
- DFE School-Led Tutoring
- Computing
- Creative Arts
- Design and Technology
- Geography
- History
- Jewish Life
- Mathematics
- MFL: French
- MFL: Spanish
- MFL: Modern Hebrew
- Physical Education
- PSHE
and 3 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
- 136922
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Jewish
- 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 (9 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.5 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Susy Stone | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Harry Ginsburg | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mr Luke Simons | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Cindy Goldstein Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Dalya Wittenberg | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Jenny Bushby | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Mr Aaron Kaye Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2016 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Richard Gilbert Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2016 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Spencer Lewis Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Mr joshua pyzer Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Cindy Goldstein Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · 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