UK Schools
Sherrardswood School
Sherrardswood School is a mixed independent school in Welwyn, Hertfordshire County Council, teaching 445 pupils aged 2 to 19. Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Sherrardswood School.
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Starts Wednesday 3rd September 2025 (Year 7) / Thursday 4th September 2025 (Whole School) Term
- Autumn Half Term Monday 20th October - Friday 31st October 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Ends Friday 12th December 2025 Term
- Spring Term Starts Tuesday 6th January 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Monday 16th - Friday 20th February 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Ends Friday 27th March 2026 Term
- Summer Term Starts Monday 20th April 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Monday 25th May - Friday 29th May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Ends Friday 3rd July 2026 Term
- Christmas Holiday (approx. two weeks between Autumn and Spring terms) Saturday 13th December 2025 - Monday 5th January 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday (approx. two weeks between Spring and Summer terms) Saturday 28th March 2026 - Sunday 19th April 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday (approx. six weeks between academic years) Saturday 4th July 2026 - Tuesday 2nd September 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
Independent schools mostly enter international GCSEs, which the DfE does not count in Attainment 8 or the English and maths measures. The GCSE figures below will look far lower than a state school’s and are not comparable with them.
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Sherrardswood School with Hertfordshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 52 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 34.44 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Sherrardswood School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Sherrardswood School than to any other school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.