Harpenden Academy
Free schools primary school in Harpenden (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
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Successful end of term art project for year six: children planned, designed and built these amazing Memories Boxes linked to our Oval history topic and our belonging driver. #art #history #belonging #experiences pic.twitter.com/n9kmoqMctV Year six loved their visit from Steel today and asked some brilliant questions!#pshe #pe #experiences pic.twitter.com/SVSTN0xR3p We loved our visit from Steel today, learning all about resilience and the importance of sleep, healthy diet, being active, hydration and showing gratitude (noticing glimmers).
Can anyone beat Steel's record of 757 burpees nonstop in under an hour?#pshe #pe #experiences pic.twitter.com/FLHRxZ2Lkq As part of Safer Internet Day, year 2 explored a variety of dangers online and discussed how to respond to them. They had some excellent ideas and good knowledge of the safety features of various apps.
They created posters to teach younger children about what they had learnt. pic.twitter.com/dWyOSidsdH Amazing messages being given to the children this morning by the amazing gladiator Steel! What a fantastic morning we have ahead #pshe #emotionalintelligence pic.twitter.com/Y0WFDxF1nL
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
24 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Chess
- Choir
- Climbing
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Creative Writing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Lego
- Minecraft
and 8 more
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
- School Games MarkSport
- School Games Mark GoldSport
Key facts
- URN
- 143648
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (7 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is 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 Dhanmita Boodhna | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freya Rymill | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ellie Fielding | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Joanna Harman | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Shavalyea Gilbert | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Antony Silvey | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lisa Davies Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Emma Thomas-Sloley Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Helen Camfield Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Nick Acton Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Ceiridwen Withers Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · 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