Last updated 28 September 2026
School Guide verdict
Berkhamsted School is an independent secondary in Berkhamsted that teaches boys and girls separately in a diamond structure, earning a 5-star rating from School Guide. At its 2025 ISI inspection, the quality of academic and other achievements was judged excellent.
Top grades at GCSE (7-9) and top grades at A level (A*/A)
School Description
Berkhamsted School has an innovative 'diamond' structure that combines both single-sex and co-educational teaching. Boys and girls are taught together until the age of 11 (Berkhamsted Prep), separately from 11-16 (Berkhamsted Boys and Berkhamsted Girls), before coming back together again in a joint Sixth Form (Berkhamsted Sixth).
A full list of forthcoming open events at Berkhamsted School, Heatherton School (Co-Educational Nursery & Girls' Prep 3 - 11, Amersham) and Berkhamsted Day Nursery can be accessed via this link: https://www.berkhamsted.com/open-events/
This school is independently managed and its admission criteria may be selective. There is no set catchment area as pupils are admitted from a wide variety of postcodes and, in the case of boarding schools, from outside the UK. Contact the school directly or visit their website for more information on Admissions Policy and Procedures.
At its 2025 ISI inspection, Berkhamsted School was judged excellent for the quality of academic and other achievements.
Berkhamsted School has 2002 pupils on roll.
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