Berkhamsted School, Berkhamsted HP4

Boys & Girls, 0-18

Day & Boarding

Hertfordshire

"Berkhamsted School is a family of six independent schools offering day and boarding places for boys and girls aged 5 months to 18 located in Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire. The school was founded in 1541 and aims to foster a spirit of adventure in pupils, offering a high quality education and care for boys and girls."

Berkhamsted School is a coed pre-prep, prep and senior school, offering both day and boarding places.
The school welcomes approximately 2,000 pupils with boys and girls aged from 5 months to 18 years.
Berkhamsted School is located at Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire.

Find answers to frequently asked questions about Berkhamsted School.

Age

Boys & Girls, 0-18

Type

Pre-Prep, Prep & Senior

Principal Richard Backhouse

Richard Backhouse has been Principal of the Berkhamsted Schools Group since January 2016.

Richard Backhouse is Principal of Berkhamsted School.

Ethos of Berkhamsted School

Boys and girls are taught together until the age of 11 at the Pre-Prep and Prep, separately at 11 to 16 (at Berkhamsted Boys and Berkhamsted Girls) and then together for a joint Sixth Form. The other school in the group, Heatherton, is a prep school for girls aged 3 to 11 and boys 3 to 5.

The school was founded in 1541 by the then Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, John Incent. Berkhamsted aims to foster a spirit of adventure in pupils, offering a high quality education and care for boys and girls.

The school introduced a 'metacognitive approach' to ensure pupils become 'confident, curious and independent learners – equipped with relevant habits and skills.' In addition, the school has three key values which are embedded at the heart of everything it does: aim high with integrity, be adventurous, and serve others.

Source: Berkhamsted School

Visiting Berkhamsted

Open Events provide a wonderful opportunity to visit a school and discover more about the community, values and ethos. Find out more about open mornings at Berkhamsted School.

Sep

Berkhamsted Open Event

Visit Berkhamsted Boys and Berkhamsted Girls, hear from the Head, and take a pupil-led tour of the school. Discover more about the Berkhamsted Open Event.

Oct

Berkhamsted Pre-Prep & Prep Open Event

Visit Berkhamsted Pre-Prep and Berkhamsted Prep and hear from the Headteacher and take a tour of the school. Discover more about the Berkhamsted Pre-Prep & Prep Open Event.

Berkhamsted Fees, Inspections & Governance

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Inspections

Berkhamsted School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) on behalf of the Department for Education. Routine inspections take place once every three years.

Read the inspection report

Governance

The school is a registered charity managed by trustees. Read more about the charity structure and how it is run on the Charity Commission website. The school is part of the Berkhamsted Schools Group.

Berkhamsted Admissions

To find out more about Berkhamsted School, contact the Admissions team at the school.

Berkhamsted Feeder Preps

Pupils join Berkhamsted School from a number of 'feeder' prep schools including:

Berkhamsted has several entry points, with children able to join the school from 5 months old into the nursery and pre-prep. Children joining into the senior school are drawn from a number of 'feeder' prep schools including:

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Day & Boarding

Boys, 4-13

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Heatherton School

Day

Girls 2-11, Boys 2-5