Hertswood Academy
Cowley Hill, Borehamwood, WD6 5LG
1,144 pupils · 61% of 1,861 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HERTSWOOD ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 February 2025, published 7 May 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 27.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 49.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 52% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.79 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 209 | 165 | 212 | 182 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 206 | 120 | 167 | 136 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 192 | 134 | 183 | 153 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 235 | 143 | 200 | 175 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 235 | 148 | 222 | 176 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 248 | 157 | 225 | 181 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 269 | 188 | 272 | 221 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 291 | 176 | 263 | 212 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Elstree Screen Arts Academy 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Yavneh College 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet 3.9 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Mill Hill County High School 4.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Dame Alice Owen's School 4.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School 5.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.