Hertswood Academy
Cowley Hill, Borehamwood, WD6 5LG
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,144 (623 boys, 521 girls)
- Capacity: 1861
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 30.7%
- Telephone: 02082387200
- Ofsted: Requires improvement (11 Sep 2019); inspected again 11 Feb 2025, no overall grade
- Attainment 8: 35.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 212 applications, 209 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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