Hertswood Academy
Cowley Hill, Borehamwood, WD6 5LG
Local ranking76th of 80 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Secondary
Phase
1861
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 38.3 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 27.4% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 49.8% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 52.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.5 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 223
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 60.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 21.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
68
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 9.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 25.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 196
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1173
- Boys
- 644 (55%)
- Girls
- 529 (45%)
- Capacity
- 1861 (63% full)
- SEND
- 12.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 36.4%
- EAL
- 30.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.8%
- SEN Support
- 11.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 84.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,654/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 36.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 45.6%
- White Other: 18.2%
- Other: 18.2%
- Asian Other: 3.0%
- Mixed Other: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.4%
- Black Caribbean: 2.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.3%
45.6%
White British
18.2%
White Other
18.2%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 138747
- UKPRN
- 10038621
- Establishment No.
- 4001
- Trust
- HERTSWOOD ACADEMY