Contents About Berkhamsted School

Berkhamsted School is one of Britain’s leading independent Schools, with over 475 years of history and tradition. It is a Day and Boarding School for boys and girls. We aim to create an environment in which all pupils are supported and encouraged to reach their full potential. Our approach draws on the best of modern teaching methods, yet we retain traditional values and standards.

Academic achievement and effort is of great importance but we emphasise the vital role played by other activities such as sport, art, drama, music and outdoor adventure in giving our pupils a broad educational experience.

It is situated in the historic town of Berkhamsted, a prosperous community surrounded by Chiltern countryside, and within easy reach of London (just 30min by direct train to Euston). Our Patron is Her Majesty The Queen.

School Structure

Berkhamsted School has a ‘diamond’ structure that combines both single-sex and co-educational teaching. Boys and girls are taught together until the age of 11 (Berkhamsted Pre-Prep and Berkhamsted Prep), separately from 11 - 16 (Berkhamsted Boys and Berkhamsted Girls), before coming back together again in a joint Sixth Form (Berkhamsted Sixth).

The structure is a real strength of Berkhamsted. In the senior School, girls and boys are taught separately on different sites, but share in academic trips and visits and in many co-curricular activities, including the chamber choir, orchestras, drama, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the Combined Cadet Force. At Berkhamsted, boys and girls are able to maintain an appropriate level of social contact that means it is possible to develop friendships with their peers across both parts of the senior School.