Knightsfield School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Knightsfield School
Address: Knightsfield
Town/City: Welwyn Garden City
County: Hertfordshire
Postcode: AL8 7LW
Telephone Number: 01707 376874
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Ages 9-18
Type: Academy special converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Knightsfield School

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Linda Farenden
Capacity: 60
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 65 (54% boys & 46% girls)
Enrollment: 108% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 20.3%

Location and administration

URN: 138485
DfE Number: 919/7007
UKPRN: 10037871
UPRN: 200003856511
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Welwyn Hatfield (E07000241)
Constituency: Welwyn Hatfield (E14001573)
Electoral Ward: Sherrards (E05011070)

Easting & Northing: 523540E, 215221N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 49' 21.35" N 0° 12' 31.63" W
Plus Code: 9C3XRQFR+2F

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Monk's Walk School (0.3km)
  2. Tenterfield Nursery School (0.6km)
  3. Homerswood Primary and Nursery School (0.7km)
  4. Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.7km)
  5. Sherrardswood School (0.7km)
  6. Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School (0.9km)
  7. Templewood Primary School (1.3km)
  8. St John's CofE Primary School (1.4km)
  9. Waterside Academy (2.1km)
  10. The Holy Family Catholic Primary School (2.2km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mrs Mary Doris Barron - Member. Appointed on 3 December 2025 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Daniel Bidwell - Trustee. Appointed on 10 September 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 9 September 2026.
  • Mr Claus Crede - Trustee. Appointed on 26 March 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Mrs Annabel Jane Deegan - Trustee. Appointed on 20 May 2024 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 19 May 2028.
  • Mrs Linda Farenden - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Mrs Linda Farenden - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
  • Mrs Linda Farenden - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2024.
  • Mr Dhiru Gadvi - Trustee. Appointed on 15 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 14 September 2029.
  • Mr Jonathan Gladwin - Trustee. Appointed on 3 December 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 2 December 2028.
  • Mrs Anne Patricia Longsdon Kemp - Member. Appointed on 23 March 2021 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Rev Robert Marshall - Trustee. Appointed on 24 March 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 March 2030.
  • Mrs Helen Mellor - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 15 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 14 September 2026.
  • Mrs Helen Mellor - Trustee. Appointed on 3 December 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 2 December 2028.
  • Mrs Janet Mollison - Member. Appointed on 10 May 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Mr William Newton - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2021 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Mr Matthew Perkins - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Mrs Lucy Pope - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2016.
  • Mr Jamie Richard Walker - Trustee. Appointed on 3 December 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 2 December 2029.
  • Mr Steven Wilde - Member. Appointed on 28 April 2021 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 August 2025.