Berkhamsted School
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.
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.
Head, Governance and Inspections
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Head
Richard Backhouse has been Principal of the Berkhamsted Schools Group since January 2016.
Governance
Inspections
Berkhamsted Summer Event
Berkhamsted Open Event
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:
