An adventure for today
An education for tomorrow
School, education, childhood is not just a journey to an imagined and hoped for future. It is an adventure your child is living right now.
It happens so fast, it’s over so quickly, it matters so much. That’s why it’s our job as educators to make school, education, childhood, an inspiring, enriching and rewarding experience - right when it is actually happening. Not just a set of key stages to grind through to a hoped for end.
At Akeley Wood School, we help your child discover their talents and interests. Help them grow their character. Develop courage and responsibility. And discover their place in the world.
In an inspiring, nurturing, open and inquisitive environment...
...with the very best facilities, diverse curriculum and supportive teachers. We set your child up to achieve their very best, both personally and academically. To go on out there into the wider world as an interested and interesting person. With the skills, knowledge and results they need to fulfil their dreams. Drawing on a childhood full of joy, curiosity and adventure.
Because a wondrous childhood makes for a wonderful life.
We believe your child’s today matters as much as their tomorrow. So at Akeley Wood we make education an adventure. Something remarkable, memorable and valuable forever.
We shape the interested and interesting people the world needs. Universities, employers - society as a whole – needs curious, independent thinkers, full of courage and responsibility. Our aim is to shape these people.
Location and Facilities
Explore our three idyllic campuses
Akeley Wood School is a vibrant, co-educational day school for children aged 1 to 18, set across three beautiful campuses in Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire.
Each site is an inspirational learning environment for our students at different stages, from early curiosity to senior academic readiness and sixth form independence.
This thoughtful design and our commitment to personalised learning ensure that students at Akeley Wood thrive, both academically and socially, in a nurturing and supportive environment.
Meet our Executive Head Teacher
"Akeley Wood is a nurturing and exciting school where whatever your age, from our youngest ladybirds at 12 months to our Y13 students taking their A level exams and heading off to their next adventure, you can 'Be You. Brilliantly'.
Our education experience encourages our students to aspire to be the very best version of themselves, with the courage and integrity alongside the responsibility, resilience and academic profile to be successful not only at our school but in whatever next steps in their education or work adventure they want to take when they leave us.
Akeley Wood is a wonderful school to work in and I feel privileged to lead such a fantastic school, dedicated staff team and amazing students."
- Mrs Vanessa Conlan, Executive Head Teacher
Begin your Akeley Wood School journey.
1 - 4 years old
4 - 5 years old
5 - 11 yrs old
11 - 16 yrs old
16 - 18 yrs old
Straightforward and simple
Discover. Grow. Achieve. At Akeley Wood.
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AW6 Open Evening - Thursday 26 March, 5.45pm - 7.30pm. As revision plans are taking shape, come and spend an evening with us and imagine what comes next. There’s a brilliant future waiting just around the corner. #sixthform #discover #aw6
If your child has been allocated a secondary school place that doesn`t feel quite right, you are not alone — and it is not too late.
We know that finding the right setting for your child`s senior school years is one of the most important decisions you`ll make as a family. The right school should do more than deliver results. It should find out who your child is and help them become more of it.
At Akeley Wood we still have places available for Year 7 this September. Whether you are yet to find a school that offers the breadth of opportunity your child deserves, or you simply want to explore your options before making a final decision, we would love to welcome you in.
Come and see the school in action. Walk the corridors, ask the questions that matter to you and get a real feel for life here.
To arrange a visit or find out more, visit akeleywoodschool.co.uk/book-an-event — or reach out to our admissions team directly admissions@akeleywoodschool.co.uk. We are here to help.
Akeley Wood School - Discover. Grow. Achieve.
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Fuelling Bright Minds — Year 10 Get a Masterclass in Nutrition
This week we welcomed Charlotte, a nutritionist from our catering partners at Lodestone House, to work with our Year 10 students as they kicked off their new topic on sugars.
The session explored the science behind how our bodies use different types of sugar, including the role of starches and natural sugars in sustaining energy throughout the day. Informative, relevant, and genuinely engaging. Then students got hands-on creating their own overnight oats, think wholesome carbs, honey and fresh raspberries. The message was simple and powerful: what you eat shapes how you think, focus and perform.
Real experts. Real skills. Real Relevance. This is what a typical week can look like. Come and experience it for yourself — book an open event at akeleywoodschool.co.uk/book-an-event
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Today the Oracle Red Bull Racing STEMx programme came to Akeley Wood Junior School, and our children threw themselves into every moment.
They designed their own race cars, coded LEGO robots to follow a path, got hands-on changing a tyre on a real F1 car and even stepped in front of the camera to role play live media coverage with professional equipment.
Events like this are so close to our hearts. We believe every child deserves the chance to discover what lights them up, and sometimes it takes something a little unexpected to spark that moment. Bringing the world of Formula One engineering into our classrooms is just one of the ways we try to make that happen.
Watch out, Red Bull Racing — there`s some serious talent coming your way!
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A wonderful World Book Day story at Akeley Wood Junior School.
One of our pupils arrived wearing his grandfather’s rally racing suit — once worn by Paul Easter, co-driver to rally legend Timo Mäkinen and featured in books about the famous Monte Carlo Rally.
Inspired by his grandfather, he already dreams of becoming an engineer. For now, he’s getting started by building increasingly complex Lego race cars.
At Akeley Wood, we love nurturing the passions that spark curiosity and carry inspiration straight back into learning.
Sometimes the best stories are the ones still being written.
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Akeley Wood School entered an important new chapter this year as part of Blenheim Schools.
Vanessa Conlan, Executive Head of Akeley Wood School, reflects:
“Since becoming part of Blenheim Schools, we have been struck by the ambition and belief in our school community. At a time when many schools are navigating uncertainty, being part of a group committed to long-term investment and high standards places us in a position of strength and confidence.
We are excited about what lies ahead.”
We look forward to sharing more about this next phase in the coming weeks.
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Stories came to life across Akeley Wood today for World Book Day. The Junior School did many activities with storytelling and older students read with the younger students. At the Senior school, the students read a short story in a day throughout their classes and had the opportunity to dress up in character while hosting a used book sale. Happy World Book Day!
Outdoor learning is foundational to learning across Akeley Wood School and children from Nursery through to Key Stage 3 engage with nature in our beautiful grounds. Outdoor learning facilitates problem solving, critical thinking and teamwork which grows interesting and interested people.
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