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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 1 November 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Hertswood Academy

Academy converter secondary school in Borehamwood (Hertfordshire).

Attainment 8
35.4
▼ 10.8 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
28.7%
▼ 18pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
88.1%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.9
▲ 1.2 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
30.7%
▲ 3pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
18.6%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
61%
1,144 / 1,861 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Feb 2025

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

Hertswood Academy is a thriving and happy learning-focused community. We are delighted to welcome you to Hertswood Academy, a vibrant and ambitious school where we believe every student is capable of extraordinary achievement.

We provide an engaging learning environment with an innovative curriculum, state of the art technology, quality personalised care and support, and a broad enrichment programme for all students.

Our stimulating range of extra-curricular activities supports wider learning and we develop students creativity and independence so that they are able to flourish in the rapidly changing world in which we live.

We integrate the teaching of AI skills into our curriculum designed to enable our community to ask the right questions so that they receive the most accurate answers from AI models, such as Google Gemini and Chat GPT.

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

Enrichment

9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Football
  • Mindfulness
  • Photography
  • Stem
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Textiles

Key facts

URN
138747
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertsmere
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2012

Governing body (14 current, 1 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

13 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

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Wanda Helen Gill Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2025
Mr Miles Redbart Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Carmelina Davis Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Michelle Stark Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Rishi Sachdev Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Miss Amanda DurrantChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2023
Miss Nadia Neczyporczuk Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Natalie Susman Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mrs Michelle Stark Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAny additional members appointed by the members of the academy trustsince 2022
Mr Pak Kan Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2020 · until 2028
Mr Peter Gillett Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2013
Mrs Ann Harrison Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2012 · until 2028
Mr Richard Kirk Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2012 · until 2028
Mr Graham Taylor Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersOriginal (signatory) memberssince 2012
Mrs Julia Dunsford Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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