Schools in Borehamwood
Borehamwood in Hertfordshire has 14 schools in the catchment.school database, including 10 primaries and 3 secondaries. Admissions are coordinated by Hertfordshire County Council, which uses a combination of distance, sibling and catchment-area criteria. One selective school serves the area, as Hertfordshire's grammar school zones affect secondary options for some Borehamwood families. Three schools hold a faith designation.
The main secondaries in Borehamwood include Hertswood Academy and Elstree UTC. Four schools across the area hold Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings. Hertfordshire operates a pan-county grammar school system, and Borehamwood pupils who pass the Hertfordshire selection test can apply to grammar schools across the county. Primary schools including Cowley Hill School and Summerswood Primary serve the town's residential areas.
School demand in Borehamwood
Across the 14 schools in Borehamwood with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 90%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
3 schools in Borehamwood have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
3 of the schools in Borehamwood are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Hertfordshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
5 of the schools in Borehamwood have a current Ofsted rating, of which 4 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Borehamwood (10)
Cowley Hill School
Primary · Community school
Borehamwood · WD6 5DP
Woodlands Primary School
Primary · Community school
Borehamwood · WD6 5JF
Summerswood Primary School
Primary · Community school
Borehamwood · WD6 2DW
Kenilworth Primary School
Primary · Community school
Borehamwood · WD6 1QL
Saffron Green Primary School
Primary · Community school
Borehamwood · WD6 2PP
Monksmead School
Primary · Community school
Borehamwood · WD6 1HL
St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Borehamwood · WD6 5HL
Parkside Community Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Borehamwood · WD6 4EP
Yavneh Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Borehamwood · WD6 1HL
Meryfield Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Borehamwood · WD6 4PA
Secondary Schools in Borehamwood (3)
Yavneh College
Secondary · Academy converter
Borehamwood · WD6 1HL
Hertswood Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Borehamwood · WD6 5LG
Elstree Screen Arts Academy
Secondary · University technical college
Borehamwood · WD6 5NN
Other Schools in Borehamwood (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Borehamwood are set by Hertfordshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.