Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in Onslow St Audrey’s School.

If appointed, you will be joining Onslow St Audrey’s and the wider Danes Educational Trust family of schools at an incredibly exciting time. We are increasing the number of students in the Sixth Form and the school is continuing to expand. Supported by the Trust, we have recently completed a land sale which has led to additional funding to build a new Science and Modern Foreign Languages block, play areas and car park. These new facilities opened in summer 2022. We are using the remaining part of this substantial capital investment to build a new sports hall, 4G Astroturf pitch, social areas and to support a number of internal school refurbishment projects.

We are part of Danes Educational Trust which currently comprises 12 schools, 6 of which provide secondary education: St Clement Danes, Croxley Danes, Chancellor’s, Onslow St Audrey’s,  Elstree Screen Arts Academy and The John Warner School. The remaining 6 schools provide primary education: De Havilland, Ascot Road, Lanchester, Jupiter, Cranbourne and Roselands. As such, we offer a wide range of Continuous Professional Development and Learning opportunities as well as an excellent Early Career Framework programme of support. Close collaboration, support and challenge across our family of schools has ensured that our desire to create and sustain world-class provision has not been impacted by the pandemic. We are entirely collegiate in our endeavours.

Our OFSTED grading has recently been confirmed as Good (February 2024) in every category with the inspection team writing that we are "a welcoming and inclusive school that embraces the diversity of its pupils who treat each other with respect. Staff have made a valuable contribution to positive developments and leaders have thought carefully about their approach to managing behaviour. These changes have had a significant positive impact on pupils' behaviour. The school is ambitious for all pupils." 

Key to our continued improvement journey is the recruitment of the very best staff. We now have a fantastic group of leaders, teachers and support staff, all of whom are playing their part in ensuring high quality provision is the norm across Onslow St Audrey’s School, including students’ attitudes to learning and attendance. There has been a steady improvement in progress and attainment over time and we have worked hard to improve staff well-being and rebalance workload. We believe all staff should have the opportunity to thrive and flourish in their work environment. 

If you would like to organise a visit to the school or if you would like to discuss this exciting opportunity in more detail then do please contact The Recruitment Team at recruitment@danesedtrust.org.uk. If appointed, you will benefit from working within an established, outstanding Trust and a warm and highly ambitious school.

Yours sincerely

Julie Jones                                          

Headteacher     

www.onslow.herts.sch.uk