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This school is a member of the Nova Education Trust. Please see below for Trading Disclosures.
| School Name | The Herewoode Academy | |
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| Postal address | Glenfield Road Leicester LE3 6DN | |
| Telephone No. | 0116 231 8500 | |
| Name of Head Teacher / Principal | Mr James Aldred | |
| Name of the Chair of the Local Governing Body | Deborah Rose The address to contact the Chair of the Local Governing Body is the school address as above. | |
| Name of SENDCo | Miss Dina Mayes |
| Admissions arrangements (Current Academic Year) | We admit students in accordance with Leicester City Council's Admissions. Please follow the related web link for further information and guidance. | |
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| Admissions arrangements (Next Academic Year) | We admit students in accordance with Leicester City Council's Admissions. Please follow the related web link for further information and guidance. | |
| Admissions arrangements (Following Academic Year) | The admissions policy for 2027-2028 is currently going through a consultation period. | |
| Suspensions and Exclusions Policy |
Parents and other members of the public can find out more about the curriculum we offer by visiting our Curriculum page.
| Music Development Plan |
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| Behaviour Policy | ||
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| Attendance Procedure | ||
| Uniform Standards | ||
| Safeguarding/Child protection | ||
| Anti-bullying policy | The aim of our anti-bullying policy is to clarify for students and staff that bullying is always unacceptable. We wish to encourage an environment where independence is celebrated and individuals can flourish without fear. Every student has the right to be safe and happy, and to be protected when feeling vulnerable. Our anti-bullying policy is contained within our Behaviour Policy which can be downloaded via the link. | |
| Health and Safety policy | ||
| First Aid Policy | ||
| Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions | ||
| Complaints policy | ||
| Managing Serial and Unreasonable Complaints policy | This policy is contained within the Complaints policy. | |
| SEND Policy | Please see the Policies page for our latest school specific policy. | |
| Freedom of Information Publication Scheme | The Trust Freedom of Information Publication Scheme available to download here. | |
| Charging and Remissions Policy | Please see the Policies page for our latest school specific policy. | |
| Whistleblowing Policy | The Trust Whistleblowing Policy is available to download here. | |
| Online Safety Procedure | ||
| Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) Policy |
Accessibility Plan for Disabled Pupils
| Accessibility Procedure |
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Public Sector Equality Duty
| Equality Objectives | EQUALITY STATEMENT (2025–26) The Herewoode Academy is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and places great value on the diversity of its community. The provision of equality of opportunity and respect for the needs and rights of the individual are fundamental to the values of The Herewoode Academy. The Herewoode Academy fulfils its general and specific duties in relation to equality of opportunity and actively demonstrates due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity, and foster good relations between different people when carrying out their activities, in all protected characteristics as identified in the Equality Act 2010. A protected characteristic under the act covers the groups listed below: • Age • Disability • Race • Sex (including issues of transgender) • Gender reassignment • Maternity and pregnancy • Religion and belief • Sexual orientation Having due regard to the need to advance equality of opportunity is defined further in the Equality Act 2010 as having due regard to the need to: • Remove or minimise disadvantages • Take steps to meet different needs • Encourage participation when it is disproportionately low. How we approach this is outlined below: EQUALITY OBJECTIVES To improve the average attendance for all pupils who belong to one of the aforementioned groups to 96% or higher, and keep persistent non-attendance figures below national average. To improve the achievement of SEND students and disadvantaged students to be line with national data. To raise expectations amongst staff and students in order that 80% of young people on roll to make at least nationally expected progress each year in all core subjects. To ensure that young people who are eligible for pupil premium (in receipt of free school meals in the last 6 years or are a child in care) have adequate support so that they attend school regularly and that the majority make nationally expected progress that is in line with their peers. To review and revise the curriculum so that it represents a diverse culture and society and encourages tolerance and respect. Reduce the incidence of the use of homophobic, sexist and racist language by students in the school. To ensure that images used around school, for example, in lessons, noticeboards, assemblies represent the diverse culture and society we live in. To improve attendance to parents evenings, and communication with parents, particularly for those students who are eligible for pupil premium funding, have a special need or disability or for whom English is an additional language. To ensure that young people identifiable by one of the protected characteristics who attend The Herewoode Academy have a voice, and are offered opportunities for wider student participation. All Herewoode staff are expected to promote an inclusive and collaborative ethos inside and outside of the classroom, deal with and report any prejudice-related incidents that may occur, and keep up-to-date with equalities legislation relevant to their work. Last reviewed: November 2025 |
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| Data Protection Policy | This document gives information about how the schools within the trust and the trust itself manages, processes and protects data. | |
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| Privacy Notice for Pupil Data | We use information that we gather in relation to our pupils for various purposes. Information that we hold in relation to a pupil is known as personal data. This will include data that we obtain from pupils directly and data which we obtain from other people and organisations. We might also need to continue to hold personal data for a period of time after pupils have left the school/trust. Anything that we do with this personal data is known as processing. The school/trust is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses personal data and to meeting its data protection obligations. Please see the attached document for full details. | |
| Privacy Notice for Parent/Carer Data | ||
| Privacy Notice for Trust Workforce Data |
School Governor Information
| Structure and responsibilities | Please find attached the Governance Scheme of Delegation. |
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Trust Governance Team
| Names of Trustees, terms of office, date of appointments and who appointed them | Margaret Monckton (Chair) Adrian Stephenson (Vice Chair) Lucy Burrow Tony Glover Steve Crawford Stuart Howells Jason Carter Sayed Yasmin Hussain James Ellis Gavin Brown Please follow the link to the Nova Education Trust website for further details. | |
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| Names of Members of the Academy Trust | Jonathan Sims Nicola Morrison Nichole Munro Nicolle Ndiweni Riya Rathod | |
| Chairs of Sub-Committees | Education Committee: Adrian Stephenson People and Remuneration Committee: Lucy Burrow Strategic, Finance & Operations Committee: Steve Crawford Audit Committee: Jason Carter | |
| Chair of The Herewoode Academy LGB Sub-Committee | Deborah Rose The address to contact the Chair of the Local Governing Body is the school address as above. |
Trust Governance Documents
| Members, Trustees, Accounting Officer and Executives Pecuniary Interests | Further information is provided on the Nova Education Trust website. Please follow the related link. | |
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| Governance structures | ||
| Board Diversity Data | Our published report provides diversity data about the board and our local committees. Please follow the related link. | |
| Trust annual audited accounts and report | Please follow the link to be taken to the latest Trust annual audited accounts and report. | |
| Memorandum and Articles of Association | A copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association for Nova Education Trust can be accessed on the Nova Education Trust website. Please follow the related link. | |
| Funding Agreement | A copy of the Funding Agreement for Nova Education Trust can be accessed on the Nova Education Trust website. Please follow the related link. |
| Main School Risk Assessment | For further information on specific risk assessments please contact the school. |
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| Cookie policy | This website does not create, use or store cookies. Measuring website usage (Google Analytics) We use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use our school website. Google Analytics stores information about: • how you got to the site • what you click on while you’re visiting the site • how long you spend on the site • how long you spend on each link page you click through to • what you click on once at the page you’ve clicked through to We don’t collect or store your personal information (eg your name or address) so this information can’t be used to identify who you are. Privacy and keeping your data secure We also hold and store personal information if a website user submits information on any of our contact, enquiry or application forms. The content submitted on the form is stored on our servers and we won’t share your information with any other organisations for marketing, market research or commercial purposes, and we don’t pass on your details to other websites. Disclosing your information We may pass on your information to the appropriate authorities if we have a legal obligation to do so, or if we have to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements. Further information If you have any further questions about our Cookie, Web Analysis or Privacy processes please contact your school office in the first instance. | |
| Trading disclosures | Nova Education Trust Company Number 07635510 A PRI/LBG/NSC/(Exempt) incorporated on 16 May 2011. Registered office address is Nova Education Trust Office (C19), The Sir Colin Campbell Building, The University Of Nottingham, Triumph Road, Nottingham, England, NG7 2TU. Telephone: 0115 807 7777. https://www.novaeducationtrust.net/ |
Latest News
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Students from Year 7 and 8 proudly represented New College Leicester (Whole School - 16/12/2024)