Hertswood Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 23 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 138747
- Address
- Cowley Hill, WD6 5LG
- Website
- www.hertswoodacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1151 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 30.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.2%
- Persistent absence
- 33.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 52.6%
Other White 21.6%
African 7.9%
Mixed 7%
Other Asian 3.4%
Other 2.3%
Indian 1%
Other Black 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.34
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.5
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.33
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 69 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 57 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Hertswood Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 192
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 188 104 84 |
| Year 8 | 200 110 90 |
| Year 9 | 180 93 87 |
| Year 10 | 214 120 94 |
| Year 11 | 211 115 96 |
| Year 12 | 91 45 46 |
| Year 13 | 67 29 38 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 91.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 44.0% 29.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 59.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 1.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.1% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 70.0% 69.7% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 11.0% 29.4% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.4% 2.2% |