About Us

Mrs Sherwood

Our School

Welcome to our school website. We hope you will find the information you need here, but if you need to know more please contact us. Our school is a large two form entry First School. Our children range from the age of 4 to 9 years. At the age of 9 the children move onto …

Values & Vision

The Children and their Learning We aim to instil a love of learning by: creating an environment where all children feel valued, happy and safe  being ambitious for their learning and celebrate success  the use of our exciting, experiential and well balanced curriculum enriching the curriculum through making the best use of all the facilities …

Admissions

Applying for a place at our school Our admissions are controlled through the HCC admissions system. To apply for a place you need to fill in the county admissions form either on paper or on-line. In the event that a year is oversubscribed the county admissions criteria will apply. Hertfordshire School Admissions   Applying for …

New Starters

We are delighted that you are going to be joining our school and would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and your child to Icknield Walk First School. Your child is about to start a new and exciting chapter in their education and we will work hard to ensure that the transition is …

30 hours free childcare

Our Nursery

Our Ofsted Outstanding Nursery is for children who are nearly four years old, and is held in its own purpose built building on the school site.  It is an educational based nursery led by an experienced and qualified teacher and well qualified support staff. We admit children who will be four years old during the …

Ofsted

We are an ‘Ofsted outstanding school’. Our latest Ofsted Inspection took place in July 2014. Ofsted Quotes “The behaviour of pupils in the classroom and around the school is almost always impeccable. They look after their school and each other with care and respect.” “Pupils make rapid progress in their learning and achieve standards that …

Results

Comparison of our school Year 2 data with National and Hertfordshire County data.  Both tables below show that our data compares favourably with National and Hertfordshire County data, in that we were at least in line and very often above National and Herts. Table 1: The percentage of children working at least at age related …

Staff

From September 2023 Teaching Staff Mrs Jane Sherwood – Headteacher – Designated Senior Leader for Child Protection                                               – acting SENCO Early Years Miss Nicola Pinner Foundation Stage Leader /Nursery Teacher Mrs Kayleigh Williams …

Governors

Governors stand for four years and they form important links between the school, parents and the local community. Our governors have three main roles : Critical friend – Providing encouragement and honest feedback. Accountability – Ensuring that the school is effectively run, and continually improving. Strategic – Helping the headteacher decide how the school should …

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