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Berkhamsted School

Other independent school in Berkhamsted (Hertfordshire).

Pupils
1,439
on roll
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
-
not published
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 2024/25
SEN support
26.7%
2025/26
Capacity
96%
1,439 / 1,505 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

A family of leading independent schools based in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, offering high quality education and care for boys and girls aged 5 months to 18 years. Both Berkhamsted and Amersham are prosperous communities surrounded by beautiful Chiltern countryside, and within easy reach of London by road or public transport.

Our family of six schools combines both single-sex and co-educational teaching. At the Pre-Prep and Prep, boys and girls are taught together until the age of 11, separately from 11-16 (Berkhamsted Boys and Berkhamsted Girls), before coming back together again in a joint Sixth Form.

Heatherton provides a co-educational nursery class (3-4) and single-sex education for girls aged 4 to 11.

Our objectives are: to promote the education (including social and physical training) of boys and girls and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, to conduct day or day and boarding schools in or near Berkhamsted at which religious education (in accordance with the principles of the Church of England) is provided.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

26 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Choir
  • Cooking
  • Cricket
  • Cross Country
  • Dance
  • Debating
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Football
  • Gardening
  • Hockey
  • Judo
  • Mandarin
  • Netball

and 10 more

Awards

3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
  • Eco SchoolsEnvironment
  • Eco Schools Green FlagEnvironment

Key facts

URN
117604
Type
Other independent school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
11 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Anglican/Christian
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1902

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record