Berkhamsted School

About the School

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.

Berkhamsted School is a "diamond school" in which pupils are taught coeducationally in the Pre-Prep School, Prep School and Sixth Form, but separately in the traditional Senior years, between the ages of 11 and 16. The school has four main sites: the Pre-Prep School, the Prep School, the Castle Street Campus, and Kings Road Campus (the latter two being the original boys' and girls' schools respectively).

The school has a collegiate and pastoral structure. Students receive sporting, outdoor education and cultural co-curricular programmes along with activities in the local community. Richard Backhouse, previously principal of Monkton Combe School, became principal of the school in January 2016.

Established

1541

Location

Hertfordshire

Type

Boarding, Mixed School

Age

3-18

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Art,Craft & Design, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Classical Civilisation, Computer Science, Design &Technology, Drama and Theatre Studies, Economics, English Literature, Food and Nutrition, French, Further Mathematics, Geography, History, Latin, Mathematics, Music, Religious Studies-Philosophy & Ethics, Photography, Physics, Politics, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Physical Education

*Please note that course offerings may change. For the latest information, please check the school’s official website.

The majority of students in the UK take around 9 subjects at GCSE

Biology, Chemistry, Classical Civilisation, Computer Science, Design and Technology, Drama, Fine Art, Food Preparation & Nutrition, French, Geography, History, Latin, Mandarin, Music, PE, Physics, Religious Studies, Spanish