Hertswood Academy
Secondary schoolHertswood Academy is a secondary school in Hertsmere, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,144 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 11 February 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Hertswood Academy was 35.4, against 50.7 in Hertsmere and 46.2 in England.
28.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Hertsmere | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 35.4 | 50.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28.7% | 54.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51.4% | 71.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 181 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Woodlands Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)380 m
- Cowley Hill SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Elstree Screen Arts AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 33.2 (2025/26, provisional)740 m
- St Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- Parkside Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Monksmead SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Hertsmere
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).