Schools in Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted in west Hertfordshire has 14 schools in the catchment.school database, including 10 primaries and 1 secondary. Eight of these schools hold a faith designation, predominantly Church of England primaries serving the town and surrounding parishes in the Chiltern Hills. Admissions are coordinated by Hertfordshire County Council using distance and catchment-area criteria.
Berkhamsted School (an independent) and The Ashlyns School (the main state secondary) are the two secondary options in the town. Two area schools currently hold Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings. Hertfordshire's grammar school selection process also applies for Berkhamsted families who wish to pursue selective state secondary education in other Hertfordshire towns. Primary applications are submitted via the Hertfordshire admissions portal.
School demand in Berkhamsted
Across the 14 schools in Berkhamsted with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 85%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
8 schools in Berkhamsted have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
1 of the schools in Berkhamsted is an academy that sets its own admissions criteria independently of Hertfordshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
5 of the schools in Berkhamsted have a current Ofsted rating, of which 2 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Berkhamsted: 1 oversubscribed (10)
Westfield Primary School
Primary · Community school
Berkhamsted · HP4 3PJ
Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Berkhamsted · HP4 2LJ
Greenway Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Berkhamsted · HP4 3NH
Potten End CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Berkhamsted · HP4 2QY
Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Berkhamsted · HP4 3HA
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Berkhamsted · HP4 3QZ
Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Berkhamsted · HP4 1NX
Bridgewater Primary School
Primary · Community school
Berkhamsted · HP4 1ES
The Thomas Coram Church of England School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Berkhamsted · HP4 2RP
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Berkhamsted · HP4 3LF
Secondary Schools in Berkhamsted (1)
Other Schools in Berkhamsted (3)
Berkhamsted School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Berkhamsted · HP4 2DJ
Egerton-Rothesay School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Berkhamsted · HP4 3UJ
Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Berkhamsted · HP4 2SZ
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Berkhamsted are set by Hertfordshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.