Open Evening
Tue 29th September 2026
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Ofsted:
Good in all areas
Our latest Ofsted inspection
'Pupils feel safe and
happy at this school'
Ofsted 2025
Open Evening
Tue 29th September 2026
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'Pupils are polite, courteous,
and behave well'
Ofsted 2025
'Leaders have high expectations
for the achievement of all pupils'
Ofsted 2025
'Arrangements for safeguarding
are effective'
Ofsted 2025

OPEN EVENING Tue 29th September

With Ofsted grading us Good in all areas, Hertswood Academy eagerly invites you to join us for our Open Evening. Meet our enthusiastic students and staff, and explore our world-class Academy building. Doors will be open from 5-8pm, with presentations in our Theatre at 6pm and 7pm.
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🎓✨ Executive Headteacher Peter Gillett & Headteacher Wanda Gill shared their immense pride in the dedication and resilience shown by Year 11 students and staff at  ! We can’t wait to welcome so many of you back to our Sixth Form!
@ HertswoodUK - Aug 20, 2026
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🎉 Congratulations to the wonderful Year 11 students at  on their fantastic GCSE results today! 65% achieved grades 9-4 in English and 60% in Maths, with a great rise in students securing 9-5 & 9-4 in both!
@ HertswoodUK - Aug 20, 2026
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🎊🎈 Find more from Sixth Form Results Day 2026 at Hertswood, at  hertswoodacademy.org/121/new…
@ HertswoodUK - Aug 13, 2026
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🥳🎓 Congratulations to  's Sixth Form students on their excellent results, with 71% achieving a grade from A*-C or Distinction*-Merit! 💬 'It has been a real privilege to work alongside such a talented, dedicated group of young people.' -Peter Gillett, Exec Headteacher
@ HertswoodUK - Aug 13, 2026
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🥳☀️ Find our Headteacher's wrap-up of news and events at  hertswoodacademy.org, from an action-packed Summer Term at  , filled with classroom triumphs and extracurricular milestones.
@ HertswoodUK - Jul 17, 2026
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🏆  celebrated student success in our Year Group assemblies! Huge congratulations to 🟢Darwin for winning the 2025-26 House Cup, and well done to 🔴Somerville for an overall win at Sports Day. We are very proud of all our Star, Values and Termly award winners!
@ HertswoodUK - Jul 17, 2026
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🎓 We said a fond farewell to our Year 13s this term. After a nostalgic Leavers' Assembly and a surprise staff and Year 12  Guard of Honour, they celebrated in style at their Prom at Arkley 9. We are proud of their successes and can't wait to celebrate on Results Day!
@ HertswoodUK - Jul 16, 2026
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🍕🎈 Our Inclusion team hosted a brilliant Reward Party for Year 7 students to celebrate their incredible resilience during their first year at  . Students and staff enjoyed pizza, treats, and board games in a wonderfully relaxed and chatty afternoon.
@ HertswoodUK - Jul 15, 2026
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🤝  was thrilled to host Bedouin Headteachers from the DARCA network earlier this month. They toured the Academy, met our wonderful students, and described our teachers as 'champions.' So proud to see Hertswood's positive impact make an international impression!
@ HertswoodUK - Jul 13, 2026
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🎸🎤🎨 Our Summer Arts Event was a huge success, showcasing dance, music, photography and art. The night also saw a fond farewell to our wonderful guitar teacher, Paul, who has been inspiring, teaching and performing at  since 2006. Thank you to everyone involved!
@ HertswoodUK - Jul 10, 2026
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☀️ More pictures from this year's outstanding Sports Day at  ! 🥇
@ HertswoodUK - Jul 10, 2026
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☀️ Brilliant Sports Day this week!  students beat the heat with a morning of fantastic athletics, House pride, and medals galore. Huge thanks to our amazing staff for their hard work. Results will be announced in celebration assemblies next week! 🏆🏆
@ HertswoodUK - Jul 10, 2026
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⛷️👏 Massive congratulations to  Exec Headteacher, Peter Gillett, and his team for breaking the SkiErg world record! They completed a grueling 36-hour non-stop challenge, raising over £8,700 for Hattie's House, part of 'The Good Life Orphanage' based in Kenya. 🙏
@ HertswoodUK - Jun 29, 2026
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Hertswood Academy will be closed to all students and staff on Friday 26th, as a result of a fault with the school’s water system, related to the high temperatures. We fully expect the school to reopen as normal on Monday 29th. We will update you should this situation change.
@ HertswoodUK - Jun 25, 2026
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☀️ Our dog-loving students helped school pup Chilli experience his first paddling pool in the  quad! Though cautious at first, with some encouragement and his favourite ball, he braved the water to cool off from the heat before checking in on the school guinea pigs. 🐾
@ HertswoodUK - Jun 25, 2026
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📷 We are delighted to share another batch of fantastic work from Photography students at  , the last selection of pictures from our Summer Exhibition. Well done to the many students whose work was on display at the event.
@ HertswoodUK - Jun 23, 2026
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📷 After sharing our fantastic Art portfolios, we are proud to present the showcase from talented Photography students at  ! At the Summer Exhibition we saw finished pieces, as well as the creative journeys in their workbooks that led to outstanding outcomes.
@ HertswoodUK - Jun 23, 2026
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⚽ House pride was on the line in the  Champions League football competition, organised by our Sixth Form Senior Team! Congrats to our winners: Darwin (Y7), Summerville (Y8), and Nuffield (Y9 & Y10). Brilliant sportsmanship and teamwork from all involved! 🏆
@ HertswoodUK - Jun 19, 2026
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🏃‍♂️ Yesterday, Year 8 completed a 5km 'Race for Life' on the top field at  , raising over £1,000 for Cancer Research UK. We are immensely proud of their enthusiasm and determination. The donation page is open until 1st July -- Thank you for your amazing support! 🏅
@ HertswoodUK - Jun 17, 2026
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🖼️ Following on from our recent look at our GCSE artwork, we are delighted to share a further collection of pieces from our incredibly talented Year 11 students at  . This selection highlights even more of the fantastic variety and depth present in this year's work! ✨
@ HertswoodUK - Jun 16, 2026
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