Monk's Walk School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Monk's Walk School
Address: Knightsfield
Town/City: Welwyn Garden City
County: Hertfordshire
Postcode: AL8 7NL
Telephone Number: 01707 322846
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Monk's Walk School

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Matt Grinyer
Capacity: 1430
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1440 (54% boys & 46% girls)
Enrollment: 101% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 19.7%

Location and administration

URN: 138632
DfE Number: 919/4118
UKPRN: 10038673
UPRN: 200003856315
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Welwyn Hatfield (E07000241)
Constituency: Welwyn Hatfield (E14001573)
Electoral Ward: Sherrards (E05011070)

Easting & Northing: 523379E, 214984N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 49' 13.81" N 0° 12' 40.34" W
Plus Code: 9C3XRQCQ+6G

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Knightsfield School (0.3km)
  2. Homerswood Primary and Nursery School (0.6km)
  3. Tenterfield Nursery School (0.8km)
  4. Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.8km)
  5. Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School (0.9km)
  6. Sherrardswood School (1.0km)
  7. Templewood Primary School (1.1km)
  8. St John's CofE Primary School (1.5km)
  9. Waterside Academy (2.2km)
  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

  • Mr Kamaal Allil - Trustee. Appointed on 16 June 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 15 June 2030.
  • Mrs Beverley Joy Bevan - Trustee. Appointed on 11 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 10 September 2028.
  • Mr Marcel Frederic Borlin - Trustee. Appointed on 16 April 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 15 April 2028.
  • Mr Alexis Ian Cheshire - Member. Appointed on 31 October 2016 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Mr Adam Stuart Dale - Trustee. Appointed on 16 June 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 15 June 2030.
  • Mrs Fiona Doyle - Trustee. Appointed on 9 May 2023 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 8 May 2027.
  • Miss Uwana Deborah Effiong - Trustee. Appointed on 19 June 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 18 August 2029.
  • Mrs Elizabeth Haye Eksteen - Member. Appointed on 31 October 2016 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Mr Matt Grinyer - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2023.
  • Mrs Maureen Hill - Trustee. Appointed on 27 January 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 26 January 2028.
  • Ms Velisalava Georguieva Hillman - Trustee. Appointed on 16 June 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 15 June 2030.
  • Mrs Samantha Elizabeth Lewis - Trustee. Appointed on 17 December 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 16 December 2025.
  • Mrs Carole Elizabeth Pomfret - Member. Appointed on 31 October 2016 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Mrs Carole Elizabeth Pomfret - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 24 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 September 2028.
  • Mr Matthew Frederick Smith - Trustee. Appointed on 16 June 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 15 June 2030.
  • Mrs Tracie Smith - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2012.
  • Mr Alan Richard Tucker - Trustee. Appointed on 24 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 September 2028.
  • Mrs Katherine Elizabeth Woodhead - Member. Appointed on 29 March 2021 (Any additional members appointed by the members of the academy trust).
  • Mrs Zoe Jeanette Wright - Member. Appointed on 31 October 2016 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Mrs Zoe Wright - Trustee. Appointed on 24 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 September 2028.