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 idyllic campuses
Akeley Wood School is a vibrant, co-educational day school for children aged 1 to 18, set across two beautiful campuses in Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire.
Both sites are inspirational learning environments 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.
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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- Head Students” Q&A with Head, Mr Stevens -
🎤 What would students ask a new Head?
Our Head Students recently sat down with Jonathan Stevens, newly appointed Head of Akeley Wood Senior School, for a candid Q&A session, putting their questions directly to him. Here is just a snippet of the interview with more to come!
Want to meet Mr Stevens for yourself and find out what makes Akeley Wood such a special place to learn and grow?
📅 Open Day: Saturday 3 October
⏰ 9.00am to 12.00pm
Join us to tour our Senior School, meet our inspiring staff and students, and hear first-hand about the exciting opportunities awaiting your child.
Head to our website www.akeleywoodschool.co.uk to book your place. ⬆️
✨ We look forward to welcoming you and your family.
- Active Participants -
We welcomed Charlotte, our nutritionist from Lodestone House, for an engaging session with Years 10 and 11, exploring the influence of social media on food and nutrition.
Students looked at how to spot fad diets and misinformation, while also considering the positive side of social media — including finding inspiration for new recipes! We even discussed how some recipes don’t quite work when AI has been involved!
Students then put their skills into practice, following a social media recipe to make their own hummus, which they enjoyed in wraps loaded with salad and tzatziki. 🥒🍋🥦🍅
✨ Three opportunities to discover Akeley Wood School ✨
Whether you’re considering our Junior School, Senior School or Sixth Form, we invite you to experience Akeley Wood for yourself at one of our upcoming Open Events.
🏫 Senior School Open Morning
📅 Saturday 3 October
🌳 Junior School Open Morning
📅 Friday 9 October
🎓 Sixth Form Open Evening
📅 Thursday 5 November
Meet our inspiring teachers, explore our exceptional learning environments and discover how we help every pupil flourish academically, socially and personally.
Book your place today via the link in our bio. ⬆️
- Welcome Back -
We threw our doors open again to our pupils today, ready for a brand new school year full of opportunities.
A very warm welcome to all of our returning families and those joining us for the very first time too! We are delighted to have you with us.
- Active Participants -
As we get ready to welcome our students back and our Sixth Formers into their fully refurbished AW6, we just HAD to share some more BTS shots with you of this beautiful space. Just the last finishing touches to go! We cannot wait for you to see it for yourselves and to make it your own.
Happy Bank Holiday weekend everyone! 💚
Not long now!
In 1 week we welcome back our students for a brand new school year and we can’t wait!
- GCSE Highlights -
Just a few highlights from yesterday’s results day. Wishing all of our students and their families a weekend of celebrations. 👏
- GCSE Results Day 2026 -
“Today was a day of real celebration for our pupils as the culmination of their hard work was rewarded with some wonderful and well deserved grades. The support that our pupils have received from their teachers has been invaluable and, of course, we know that without the support of parents and carers our children would not have performed as well as they have.
“It has been lovely to meet more of the Akeley Wood community today and we look forward to welcoming our pupils back to school in a couple of weeks when they begin their Sixth Form journeys at AW6.”
Mr Jonathan Stevens, Head of Seniors
