# Hertswood Academy

Hertswood 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.

Secondary school. Code E138747. [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,144
- Council: Hertsmere
- URN: 138747

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Woodlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-primary-school-e117181): 380 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cowley Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cowley-hill-school-e117099): 520 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Elstree Screen Arts Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elstree-screen-arts-academy-e139416): 740 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 33.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Teresa Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresa-catholic-primary-school-e117466): 770 m. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Parkside Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-community-primary-school-e117562): 1.1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Monksmead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monksmead-school-e117219): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138747)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138747)

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