Sport
Developing a lifetime love of sport and exercise.
At Berkhamsted Girls we understand that physical exercise is good for the mind, body and spirit.
The numerous benefits of Sport at Berkhamsted Girls include:
–Building confidence
–Developing character and resilience
–Encouraging sport as a way of life, for lifelong participation
–Reducing stress and pressure
–Encouraging determination, goal-setting and motivation
Sport also requires memorisation, repetition and learning – all of which benefit our pupils academically.
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Specialist Sport Teachers
Berkhamsted’s PE Department consists of specialist teachers who provide expert teaching and coaching, before, during and after school. In addition, we employ a number of external coaches to support our sport programmes.
Impressive numbers of pupils represent the school each week in various sports and all pupils are encouraged to be involved in competitive sport at the appropriate level.

The Cricketer – Top 100
We are thrilled to announce that Berkhamsted School has been named in The Cricketer Schools Guide’s top 100 senior schools for cricket.
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In this episode, we hear from Mark Costin – Head of Girls’ Cricket – and the captain of the girls’ first team.
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Our talented swimmers had great success in the pool last weekend! 🏊♂️
✨ Nat C
🏅 1st place in the 1500m – Junior County Champion
🥈 1st place in the 800m and 2nd overall
🏆 Overall County Champion in the open age group
✨ Harry O’G
🥇 Gold in the Wycombe District A Team Medley Relay
🥈 Silver in the 100m backstroke with two regional qualifying times
🏆 Awarded Top Boy in Wycombe District 2024 (U11 age group)
👏 Huge congratulations to both swimmers for their hard work, determination, and amazing achievements!

Our talented swimmers had great success in the pool last weekend! 🏊♂️
✨ Nat C
🏅 1st place in the 1500m – Junior County Champion
🥈 1st place in the 800m and 2nd overall
🏆 Overall County Champion in the open age group
✨ Harry O’G
🥇 Gold in the Wycombe District A Team Medley Relay
🥈 Silver in the 100m backstroke with two regional qualifying times
🏆 Awarded Top Boy in Wycombe District 2024 (U11 age group)
👏 Huge congratulations to both swimmers for their hard work, determination, and amazing achievements!
After a great first day and impressive showings in the Slalom, the Berkhamsted Girls are setting off for the Giant Slalom at the British Schoolgirls Races at Flaine, @bsraces #bsr2025

After a great first day and impressive showings in the Slalom, the Berkhamsted Girls are setting off for the Giant Slalom at the British Schoolgirls Races at Flaine, @bsraces #bsr2025
Behind the scenes with our senior fast bowlers 🏏💪🚀 #FastBowlingGroup #TeamBerko
@berkhamstedschools @berkhamstedsixth @berkhamstedgirls @berkhamstedboys @greg.mackett

Behind the scenes with our senior fast bowlers 🏏💪🚀 #FastBowlingGroup #TeamBerko
@berkhamstedschools @berkhamstedsixth @berkhamstedgirls @berkhamstedboys @greg.mackett
We are delighted to be recognised in School Sport Magazine’s Top 200 Sporting Schools of 2024. Our 7th place overall also ranks us as the highest placed of the Independent Co-Educational Day Schools.
Congratulations to all involved @berkhamstedschools
A big thank you goes to our School/Club links: @saracensofficial @ldnmavericksnetball @berkhamstedraiders @berkhamstedcc @berkhamstedtennissquashclub @berkhamstedgolfclub @hertscricket @buckscricket.official @ace.programme

We are delighted to be recognised in School Sport Magazine’s Top 200 Sporting Schools of 2024. Our 7th place overall also ranks us as the highest placed of the Independent Co-Educational Day Schools.
Congratulations to all involved @berkhamstedschools
A big thank you goes to our School/Club links: @saracensofficial @ldnmavericksnetball @berkhamstedraiders @berkhamstedcc @berkhamstedtennissquashclub @berkhamstedgolfclub @hertscricket @buckscricket.official @ace.programme
Well done and congratulations to everyone that has taken part in Rugby this term!
A special well done to the 1st XV who finished in the top 10 of both the Daily Mail Schools Trophy rankings and the NextGen league. As well as this, the 2nd XV who had a memorable unbeaten season!
Further congratulations to the U16A team, who won their cup fixture against Hitchin Boys’ School (31-14) last night! This takes them into the last 16 of the School Sports Magazine National Cup.

Well done and congratulations to everyone that has taken part in Rugby this term!
A special well done to the 1st XV who finished in the top 10 of both the Daily Mail Schools Trophy rankings and the NextGen league. As well as this, the 2nd XV who had a memorable unbeaten season!
Further congratulations to the U16A team, who won their cup fixture against Hitchin Boys’ School (31-14) last night! This takes them into the last 16 of the School Sports Magazine National Cup.
Congratulations to Ed, Lilly, Hannah, Tilly, Willa, Eloise, Christina and Rishy on their U18 County Age Group (CAG) selection for @hertscricket, @buckscricket.official & @middlesexcricket
We are very proud of them as cricketers and are excited to help them develop their games so that they can enjoy cricket at school, club and county level #TeamBerko 🏏
@berkhamstedschools @berkhamstedsixth @berkhamstedboys @berkhamstedgirls

Congratulations to Ed, Lilly, Hannah, Tilly, Willa, Eloise, Christina and Rishy on their U18 County Age Group (CAG) selection for @hertscricket, @buckscricket.official & @middlesexcricket
We are very proud of them as cricketers and are excited to help them develop their games so that they can enjoy cricket at school, club and county level #TeamBerko 🏏
@berkhamstedschools @berkhamstedsixth @berkhamstedboys @berkhamstedgirls
The 1st X Lacrosse team battled it out at the South Schools Lacrosse Tournament today hosted by @leh_sport 🥍 After 8 fantastic and very competitive games, they fiercely fought in the final of the cup competition, winning 4-1, to be crowned the champions 🏆 An excellent day out for the team! #teamberko

The 1st X Lacrosse team battled it out at the South Schools Lacrosse Tournament today hosted by @leh_sport 🥍 After 8 fantastic and very competitive games, they fiercely fought in the final of the cup competition, winning 4-1, to be crowned the champions 🏆 An excellent day out for the team! #teamberko
Berkhamsted Named in The Cricketer Schools Guide 2025 🏏
We’re thrilled to announce that Berkhamsted has been recognised as one of the Top 100 Senior Schools for Cricket in the UK by @thecricketer Schools Guide! 🎉
This incredible achievement reflects the hard work and passion of everyone involved in cricket at Berkhamsted. From outstanding coaching and fixture programmes to our commitment to growing the sport – especially for girls – it’s an exciting time for cricket at our school!
Cricket at Berkhamsted:
✅ Cricket became our major summer sport for girls in 2019.
✅ Our 1st XI reached the National T20 Finals in 2022.
✅ 450 girls played cricket in lessons last season!
We’ve also seen huge milestones, including appointing Mr. Costin as our first Head of Girls’ Cricket in 2023 and launching our girls’ 2nd XI in 2024.
With many of our pupils excelling at county and club level – and 2022 captain Bethan Miles now playing professionally at Surrey CCC – Berkhamsted is a fantastic place for cricketers to thrive.
‘We are immensely proud of our cricket programme and are excited about continuing to move things forward. Berkhamsted is a great place for any cricketer to go to school’, Mr Costin said.
Here’s to continuing this amazing journey! 🏆
#CricketAtBerkhamsted
#TheCricketer
#BerkhamstedSchool
#GirlsCricket
@thecricketer

Berkhamsted Named in The Cricketer Schools Guide 2025 🏏
We’re thrilled to announce that Berkhamsted has been recognised as one of the Top 100 Senior Schools for Cricket in the UK by @thecricketer Schools Guide! 🎉
This incredible achievement reflects the hard work and passion of everyone involved in cricket at Berkhamsted. From outstanding coaching and fixture programmes to our commitment to growing the sport – especially for girls – it’s an exciting time for cricket at our school!
Cricket at Berkhamsted:
✅ Cricket became our major summer sport for girls in 2019.
✅ Our 1st XI reached the National T20 Finals in 2022.
✅ 450 girls played cricket in lessons last season!
We’ve also seen huge milestones, including appointing Mr. Costin as our first Head of Girls’ Cricket in 2023 and launching our girls’ 2nd XI in 2024.
With many of our pupils excelling at county and club level – and 2022 captain Bethan Miles now playing professionally at Surrey CCC – Berkhamsted is a fantastic place for cricketers to thrive.
‘We are immensely proud of our cricket programme and are excited about continuing to move things forward. Berkhamsted is a great place for any cricketer to go to school’, Mr Costin said.
Here’s to continuing this amazing journey! 🏆
#CricketAtBerkhamsted
#TheCricketer
#BerkhamstedSchool
#GirlsCricket
@thecricketer
We were delighted to welcome so much talent to our @berkhamstedschools Year 12 sport scholarship assessment day this week. Potential sport scholars were able to get a taste of sporting life at Berko, spending time with staff and hearing from existing pupils. It was great to meet them, along with their families, and the future is certainly bright for #teamberko. 🤩

We were delighted to welcome so much talent to our @berkhamstedschools Year 12 sport scholarship assessment day this week. Potential sport scholars were able to get a taste of sporting life at Berko, spending time with staff and hearing from existing pupils. It was great to meet them, along with their families, and the future is certainly bright for #teamberko. 🤩
Aiming high with our vaults and leaps with our @berkhamstedprep gymnasts at the National @iapsuksport event last weekend! We loved watching your spirit and determination in acheiving bronze in the overall team event!🤸♀️🥉🤸♂️

Aiming high with our vaults and leaps with our @berkhamstedprep gymnasts at the National @iapsuksport event last weekend! We loved watching your spirit and determination in acheiving bronze in the overall team event!🤸♀️🥉🤸♂️
Day 4 of the Year 8 Spain Netball Tour! 🇪🇸 Our pupils completed a technical training session in the morning, followed by match play against other school Netball teams in the afternoon. To finish the day, the girls took part in a talent show 🌟 Tomorrow, we will be heading back to England after a paddle boarding session & beach trip in the morning 🏄♀️🌊

Day 4 of the Year 8 Spain Netball Tour! 🇪🇸 Our pupils completed a technical training session in the morning, followed by match play against other school Netball teams in the afternoon. To finish the day, the girls took part in a talent show 🌟 Tomorrow, we will be heading back to England after a paddle boarding session & beach trip in the morning 🏄♀️🌊
Day 3 of the Year 8 Spain Netball Tour! 🇪🇸 our pupils kicked the day off with a walk or run on the beach – we woke up just in time to catch the sunrise! ☀️ The girls took part in a morning Netball session, a water recovery session (mid day) and an afternoon Netball session 🏐 we finished off the day with a Berko Bongo’s Bingo, which was a big hit with our girls after a long day of activities 🪩🎤💃🏻

Day 3 of the Year 8 Spain Netball Tour! 🇪🇸 our pupils kicked the day off with a walk or run on the beach – we woke up just in time to catch the sunrise! ☀️ The girls took part in a morning Netball session, a water recovery session (mid day) and an afternoon Netball session 🏐 we finished off the day with a Berko Bongo’s Bingo, which was a big hit with our girls after a long day of activities 🪩🎤💃🏻