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Community Links

Hertswood Academy is committed to the development of the Elstree and Borehamwood community. We have strong links with local primary and secondary schools, support for local community projects and provide top class facilities which are used extensively throughout the year by the local and wider community.

Community Facilities

Our sports facilities include our fantastic 3rd Generation all weather hockey and football pitches.

Our new world-class buildings opened in Autumn 2019. These include a brand new sports centre with an activity studio, squash courts and sports hall. Our new theatre will offer a range of professional visiting drama, music and comedy, complimented by work produced by the community, for the community.

Primary and Secondary School Partnerships

Partnering with local primary schools, the Academy is at the forefront of the drive to improve standards of literacy and numeracy in the local area. Our annual and very successful Community Literacy Project involves 12 local primary schools. As a result, the smooth transition between primary schools and the Academy is a key feature which local parents consider as their child moves from Year 6 to secondary school.

We have a large number of students in our Sixth Form and over 100 university entrants each year including many Russell Group choices.

Community Connections

Our wide-ranging community connections include Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice, Elstree TV and Screen Heritage Group, BECC (Borehamwood and Elstree Children's Centre), Borehamwood Library, Herts Fire & Rescue, The Rotary Club, British Red Cross, Arsenal FC, Well End Scout Activity Centre, Shenley Apple Society, Herts Inclusive Theatre…and many more!

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Latest Tweets

Check out our Headteacher's run-down of news and events at during this busy spring term, at https://t.co/bEOnA5SJp6. Enjoy the Easter break! https://t.co/0kbUHzemLE
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 31, 2023
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🏀🏆 Amazing success by our Year 7 Basketball team, with their fifth straight win yesterday, 47-27 against , securing them the title of Year 7 Mid-Herts District Basketball League Champions! 🥳 https://t.co/wl3ZJnQhzh https://t.co/4fxBKqGubb
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 30, 2023
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Our thanks to Laura from Herts Young Homeless for visiting 's Year 8 for a workshop today. In Literacy classes, Year 8 have been reading 'Stone Cold' by Robert Swindells, which tells the story of a teenager who is homeless in London. https://t.co/ueIF9L6H2U
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 29, 2023
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⚽🏆 Congratulations to 's Year 7&8 Girls' Football team on their back-to-back wins in their last two fixtures, 8-2 against and 6-1 against this week. Well done to the players, and our thanks to both opposition teams who played great games! https://t.co/mUBtE1Eo7C
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 24, 2023
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⛪👑 A group of students were delighted to attend the annual event at Westminster Abbey on 13th March, with His Majesty The King. The visit was thanks to the efforts of Zak (Year 13), who discovered the opportunity and entered the lottery for tickets. https://t.co/6desogY0Nt
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 23, 2023
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🏸 On Monday, 's Years 7-10 played their first Badminton fixture against . Five matches per year group finished 3-2, 5-0, 2-3 and 2-3. It was a great event, with an amazing positive spirit between the two schools. Well done to everyone involved! https://t.co/B2QRXib1Wh
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 22, 2023
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🏀 's Year 7 Basketball Team won their fourth game in a row yesterday, with a convincing 50-18 win over Stanborough School. If they win their final two games, they will win the District League! 🏆🥇🥳 https://t.co/RhAH80836J
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 22, 2023
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Beautiful and varied clock designs by 's Year 8 DT students. 🕙🌷🦋🌲🕸 https://t.co/tMQGPi5lv3
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 20, 2023
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🕰🧵🧰 Great work by 's Year 8 DT students on biomimicry. Their completed clocks combine their work on appliqué and embroidery, with the construction of wooden joints. https://t.co/XQ038BrA7q
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 20, 2023
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🔬❄ 's Biology Club took advantage of the recent snow to observe its crystalline structure under the microscope! They also tested the samples' pH levels to check there was no sign of acid rain caused by greenhouse gases (there wasn't!). https://t.co/17t5teC2UQ
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 15, 2023
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Fairtrade Fortnight is an annual celebration of all things Fairtrade. 's Year 9 learned more about the important topic with 10 different stations set up, each with a different related activity. https://t.co/7LvyDI5ru0
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 15, 2023
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✍📰 Three of 's Year 11 Journalism Club members took it upon themselves to learn more about some of our staff members through a series of interviews, covering topics from their professional roles and education, through to their hobbies. https://t.co/207RermesE https://t.co/Qg7msOQElY
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 08, 2023
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Many thanks to for sponsoring 's Year 8 Netball team's new netball dresses. The students designed the outfit themselves, and are proud to now wear their own design in their fixtures. https://t.co/w2vozg2s8o
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 03, 2023
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🔵🔴🟡🔺🔵🔵🟣 's PE Team in their costumes for yesterday! https://t.co/zn3GZfctoQ
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 03, 2023
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📚 staff in costume yesterday for . A range of colourful characters from Alice in Wonderland to Harry Potter, to mark the worldwide celebration of books and reading. https://t.co/evvNEnBZ0u
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 03, 2023
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📷Congratulations to Ben (Y10) and Jessica (Y8) on winning 's February Photo Challenge, on the theme of 'Exploration'. https://t.co/2EqRlt2mQY
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 02, 2023
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🥳 Great job by 's Year 11 with their Staff Quiz, which raised more than £260 for their prom, and was very much enjoyed. Congratulations to the winning team from Humanities, who named themselves 'Quiztina Aguilera'. 🏆 https://t.co/QTTjIRjh3L
@ HertswoodUK - Mar 01, 2023
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🥞📚 Last week's meeting of 's Student Librarians conveniently fell on Pancake Day, so a small pancake party was organised to finish off the meeting. The team continue to be indispensable to their classes and teachers during their weekly library lessons. https://t.co/6etqC4PcnU
@ HertswoodUK - Feb 28, 2023
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A group of 's A Level History students visited Auschwitz last week. The day was a mixture of emotions, but it was "an incredibly moving and informative visit" for both students and staff. https://t.co/5wgC8orprc
@ HertswoodUK - Feb 28, 2023
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🍽 Year 9 GCSE students planned and prepared traditional roast dinners at last week, including a detailed time plan. Take a look at the great results! https://t.co/NxvWTfoJvB
@ HertswoodUK - Feb 27, 2023
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