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Girls’ independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 11-16. Enabling girls to flourish academically in a single-sex classroom environment while allowing them to experience numerous co-educational activities, events and trips.
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Welcome to Berkhamsted Girls School

Berkhamsted Girls provides a nurturing, forward-thinking environment in which our students flourish both inside and outside the classroom.

Emma Watson

Headteacher of Berkhamsted Girls

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We have been shortlisted in the Independent Girls School of the Year award 2023

About Us

Academic

At Berkhamsted Girls we encourage our girls to be adventurous, innovative and confident in their academic studies, empowering them to aim high with integrity – both academically and personally.

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About Us

Co-curricular

At Berkhamsted Girls we encourage every pupil to be academically adventurous and ambitious, secure in the knowledge that she has the skills, ability, talent and support to achieve anything she sets her mind to.

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Boarding

Boarding at Berkhamsted offers both the experience of being part of a friendly, close-knit school community and access to outstanding facilities and resources.

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Learning Pathways at Berkhamsted

Learning Pathways at Berkhamsted

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The Girls School go STEM Speed Networking

The Girls School go STEM Speed Networking

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Leaping into the past with Ben Kane

Leaping into the past with Ben Kane

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Berkhamsted ranked 10th in School Sport Magazine’s top 200 list  

Berkhamsted ranked 10th in School Sport Magazine’s top 200 list  

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Encouraging Positive Conversations; Humanutopia 2023

Encouraging Positive Conversations; Humanutopia 2023

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Tis’ the season to serve others: Berkhamsted’s Christmas charity appeals

Tis’ the season to serve others: Berkhamsted’s Christmas charity appeals

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Young Musician of the Year Festival 2023

Young Musician of the Year Festival 2023

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    Ambitious go-getters who are always looking for ways to make themselves stand out from the crowd, and want to get the absolute utmost from the education and opportunities available to them.

    Pupils show pronounced and highly effective study skills, appropriate to their age. Strong research skills are evident in many examples of project work, and older pupils, in particular, show excellent ability to assimilate and analyse a wide range of sources.

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    🏆The U14s are @englandnetball National School Netball Champions! 🏐

They had a full day of very competitive pool games and a win in extra time in the semi-final, with a final against Putney High, winning 8-3. What a fantastic achievement for this squad.

🙏Thank you to all the staff and parents for their support.

    🏆The U14s are @englandnetball National School Netball Champions! 🏐

    They had a full day of very competitive pool games and a win in extra time in the semi-final, with a final against Putney High, winning 8-3. What a fantastic achievement for this squad.

    🙏Thank you to all the staff and parents for their support.

    As the crescent moon heralds the start of the lunar month, we at Berkhamsted Girls extend our warmest wishes to all our community observing Ramadan. 

This is a time of reflection, community, and personal growth. We are committed to supporting our pupils and their families during this sacred month. 

May this Ramadan bring peace, prosperity, and health to everyone.

    As the crescent moon heralds the start of the lunar month, we at Berkhamsted Girls extend our warmest wishes to all our community observing Ramadan.

    This is a time of reflection, community, and personal growth. We are committed to supporting our pupils and their families during this sacred month.

    May this Ramadan bring peace, prosperity, and health to everyone.

    As the crescent moon heralds the start of the lunar month, we at Berkhamsted School extend our warmest wishes to all our community observing Ramadan. 

This is a time of reflection, community, and personal growth. We are committed to supporting our pupils and their families during this sacred month. 

May this Ramadan bring peace, prosperity, and health to everyone.

    As the crescent moon heralds the start of the lunar month, we at Berkhamsted School extend our warmest wishes to all our community observing Ramadan.

    This is a time of reflection, community, and personal growth. We are committed to supporting our pupils and their families during this sacred month.

    May this Ramadan bring peace, prosperity, and health to everyone.

    🎹We are proud to share this beautiful piano piece composed by our pupil Maya for International Women’s Day. She wanted to express how women have overcome challenges and achieved their goals over time.

The piece starts with a descending melody and then changes to an ascending one, creating a sense of progress and empowerment. She named it “Stairwell” to symbolise the journey of women in different fields and domains. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

#IWD2024
#InternationalWomensDay
#BerkhamstedSchool
#BerkhamstedGirls

    🎹We are proud to share this beautiful piano piece composed by our pupil Maya for International Women’s Day. She wanted to express how women have overcome challenges and achieved their goals over time.

    The piece starts with a descending melody and then changes to an ascending one, creating a sense of progress and empowerment. She named it “Stairwell” to symbolise the journey of women in different fields and domains. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

    #IWD2024
    #InternationalWomensDay
    #BerkhamstedSchool
    #BerkhamstedGirls

    Y7 English celebrating World Book Day, creating Role on the Wall! #worldbookday #teamberko

    Y7 English celebrating World Book Day, creating Role on the Wall! #worldbookday #teamberko

    🧠How good is your memory?

Yesterday, as part of the Year 10 Learning Pathways programme, we had a great opportunity to learn from James Paterson, the 2016 Memory Champion, who shared his secrets of memorizing information with the girls.

🤯He challenged the girls to test their memory and showed them that anyone can improve their memory skills by using visual techniques.

He taught them how to create mind palaces, where they can store facts as images in familiar locations.

🍫Congratulations to Willa who won a chocolate bar for recalling the list of Oscar winners, using the mind palace method.

We are very grateful to Mr Paterson for his valuable talk, which will help the pupils with some effective techniques to recall information during their exams. He also reminded us that mind palaces are not a replacement for studying, but a helpful tool to overcome mental blocks.

🎧We would love to hear from you if you try these memory techniques and how they work for you.

#MemoryChampion
#BerkhamstedSchool
#TeamBerko
#LearningPathways
#MindPalaces

    🧠How good is your memory?

    Yesterday, as part of the Year 10 Learning Pathways programme, we had a great opportunity to learn from James Paterson, the 2016 Memory Champion, who shared his secrets of memorizing information with the girls.

    🤯He challenged the girls to test their memory and showed them that anyone can improve their memory skills by using visual techniques.

    He taught them how to create mind palaces, where they can store facts as images in familiar locations.

    🍫Congratulations to Willa who won a chocolate bar for recalling the list of Oscar winners, using the mind palace method.

    We are very grateful to Mr Paterson for his valuable talk, which will help the pupils with some effective techniques to recall information during their exams. He also reminded us that mind palaces are not a replacement for studying, but a helpful tool to overcome mental blocks.

    🎧We would love to hear from you if you try these memory techniques and how they work for you.

    #MemoryChampion
    #BerkhamstedSchool
    #TeamBerko
    #LearningPathways
    #MindPalaces

    It’s #WorldBookDay on Thursday and the Library is ready for a literary feast! 📚 🍽️

This week there are activities to do during tutor time and Y7 & Y8 students will also have a chance to whet their appetites in their Bookopoly lessons as they decide what is on their Book Menus!

Bon Appetit!

#GreatSchoolLibraries
#TeamBerko
#BerkhamstedSchoolLibrary

    It’s #WorldBookDay on Thursday and the Library is ready for a literary feast! 📚 🍽️

    This week there are activities to do during tutor time and Y7 & Y8 students will also have a chance to whet their appetites in their Bookopoly lessons as they decide what is on their Book Menus!

    Bon Appetit!

    #GreatSchoolLibraries
    #TeamBerko
    #BerkhamstedSchoolLibrary

    🤸‍♂️It’s Leap Day! Why not leap into action and book your open event now.

We have many events for you to choose from including Virtual to School Life events, as well as the opportunity to visit our Outdoor Ed centre and see our extensive Sports facilities.

🤝You will have the opportunity to meet our staff, pupils and leadership team at every event.

🔗Click the link in our bio to secure your place.

#LeapDay #OutdoorEducation #TeamBerko #BerkhamstedSchool

    🤸‍♂️It’s Leap Day! Why not leap into action and book your open event now.

    We have many events for you to choose from including Virtual to School Life events, as well as the opportunity to visit our Outdoor Ed centre and see our extensive Sports facilities.

    🤝You will have the opportunity to meet our staff, pupils and leadership team at every event.

    🔗Click the link in our bio to secure your place.

    #LeapDay #OutdoorEducation #TeamBerko #BerkhamstedSchool

    We had a fantastic day with top physiologist Dr Emma Ross from @thewell_hq, (a consultancy service dedicated to women’s health) to talk to Years 7 to 13 about enhancing their sporting performance. 

As 64% of girls give up sports after puberty (aged 16/17), Emma’s talks were largely aimed at @berkhamstedgirls, teaching them how to maximise their performance around their menstrual cycle and physical anatomy. 

The presentation taught our youngest year groups about how to eat, train and dress around the menstruation cycle, female anatomy, and female hormones. To emphasise the seriousness of the topic, Emma discussed examples of women who had to stop competing in sports professionally because of the lack of awareness around female health and sport. 

Afterwards, Emma spoke to male and female Sixth Form Captains for a Sports Scholar Workshop, where students learned how to enhance their performance. 

Hearing the expertise of Emma and the Well HQ team ensured that pupils’ physical and emotional experiences of their bodies don’t hold them back from being active, enjoying exercise or participating in sports to their best ability.
@berko_sport 
#teamberko

    We had a fantastic day with top physiologist Dr Emma Ross from @thewell_hq, (a consultancy service dedicated to women’s health) to talk to Years 7 to 13 about enhancing their sporting performance.

    As 64% of girls give up sports after puberty (aged 16/17), Emma’s talks were largely aimed at @berkhamstedgirls, teaching them how to maximise their performance around their menstrual cycle and physical anatomy.

    The presentation taught our youngest year groups about how to eat, train and dress around the menstruation cycle, female anatomy, and female hormones. To emphasise the seriousness of the topic, Emma discussed examples of women who had to stop competing in sports professionally because of the lack of awareness around female health and sport.

    Afterwards, Emma spoke to male and female Sixth Form Captains for a Sports Scholar Workshop, where students learned how to enhance their performance.

    Hearing the expertise of Emma and the Well HQ team ensured that pupils’ physical and emotional experiences of their bodies don’t hold them back from being active, enjoying exercise or participating in sports to their best ability.
    @berko_sport
    #teamberko

    🌠Leap into Lent half-term

We hope you had a restful break and are ready for an action-packed half-term, with many exciting activities for the pupils including:

🧘‍♂️Well HQ talks

🗺Geography Field Trip

📚World Book Day and author visits

🔬Prep STEAM week

🎭Y9 & 10 Drama Performances: The School Reunion and 🚁The Red Helicopter

🎾Many sporting fixtures including tennis, fives, swimming and squash

👩‍🎓Mock exams

👒Easter bonnet parade at Pre-Prep

✝Easter Chapel services

    🌠Leap into Lent half-term

    We hope you had a restful break and are ready for an action-packed half-term, with many exciting activities for the pupils including:

    🧘‍♂️Well HQ talks

    🗺Geography Field Trip

    📚World Book Day and author visits

    🔬Prep STEAM week

    🎭Y9 & 10 Drama Performances: The School Reunion and 🚁The Red Helicopter

    🎾Many sporting fixtures including tennis, fives, swimming and squash

    👩‍🎓Mock exams

    👒Easter bonnet parade at Pre-Prep

    ✝Easter Chapel services