Independent Sixth Form Boarding School for Girls & Boys
Boarding at Berkhamsted offers the experience of being part of a friendly, close-knit school community at a traditional English independent day school, as well as access to outstanding facilities and resources.
As a boarder at Berkhamsted Sixth Form, you will experience life at a traditional English independent day school as a member of a small, diverse boarding community of around 100 students.
Our boarding community is a mixture of full boarders (termly), weekly boarders (Sunday – Thursday nights) and local pupils who enjoy flexi-boarding, on one or two nights a week.
Entry for flexi, weekly or full boarding is at aged 16+ (Year 12 – into Sixth Form).
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Academic Excellence
We provide inspirational teaching, outstanding support with university applications and effective careers advice so that a Berkhamsted education serves as a stepping stone between school and university or the professional world.
54.5% of Berkhamsted pupils achieved an A*- A at A Level in 2024, with 82.05% achieving grades A*- B.
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Our Boarding Houses provide a warm, friendly and secure atmosphere in which students are valued, supported, encouraged and challenged so that they can be themselves and realise their potential.
Each of our Boarding Houses is managed by a Head of House who acts ‘in loco parentis’. The Heads of House are supported by matrons and two residential tutors in providing a caring environment in which pupils can work and develop both as individuals and as part of a community.
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Boarding AdmissionsBoarding Houses
The School has two boarding houses: St John’s for girls and Incents for boys. Both are located in Chesham Road within a few minutes’ walk of both Senior and Sixth Form campuses and the town centre. All bedrooms are furnished and decorated to a high standard and many are en-suite. Each House has a common room and kitchen facilities. There are large gardens shared by both Houses.
Dining facilities allow boys and girls to meet together and joint house outings are arranged on a regular basis. Boarders can also use their free private membership at the Knox-Johnston Sports Centre, which offers a fitness suite, sports hall and 25m swimming pool. Here, boarders can take part in any of the classes run in the evenings or at weekends ranging from aqua aerobics to pilates.
Boarding Options
Full boarding
This enables students to focus on academic studies while participating fully in all that the School has to offer. Boarding also offers an ideal preparation for university. At Berkhamsted, we offer a number of full-time boarding places to overseas students.
Weekly or Flexi boarding
These options offer families the added benefit of being able to fulfil work commitments during term-time knowing that their children are being cared for. It can also offer last-minute accommodation for pupils who may need support during unexpected family difficulties or to help pupils who have a long daily journey to school to spend a few nights at the boarding house to minimise the amount of time involved travelling to and from school each day.
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Why Berkhamsted?
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.
Clearly an academically driven department, it’s refreshing to meet the Head of Sixth and hear that the students get the support and encouragement to find and follow their own path whatever that may be – from setting up their own business or doing an apprenticeship.
I definitely recommend Berkhamsted to everybody. I personally really loved the school and hope that my children can come back as well.
Happy World Boarding Staff Day to all our wonderful Berkhamsted Boarding staff.
We’re so grateful for everything you do to make our boarding houses a home from home for our students.
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A fantastic assembly to celebrate Chinese New Year! 🧧✨
We hope everyone enjoyed a joyful and restful break celebrating with friends and family. We’re delighted to welcome Y13s back today and look forward to seeing Y12 return tomorrow!
Final day of school and what a lovely way to finish the term ✨ Last week we celebrated an early Chinese New Year ahead of half term – fantastic entertainment, delicious food, and such a lovely time spent together in Dean’s Hall. A wonderful send-off to the break! 🏮🐉
Two invaluable days spent connecting, sharing ideas, and comparing notes with fellow boarding professionals at the Boarding Schools’ Association (BSA) /The Institute of Boarding (TIOB) Annual Boarding Conference.
Excellent and thought-provoking speakers, with fresh insights and practical ideas to help further develop the already exceptional boarding provision delivered by the boarding team at Berkhamsted School.
Many thanks to @bsaboarding team for their fantastic organisation.
Just a standard Saturday night at St John’s… featuring a chocolate fountain… DELICIOUS! 🍫🍓
Happy New Year from Incents! We’ve kicked off 2026 together in style. Some old faces visited us to celebrate a birthday 🎂🥳 Our new Junior House Captain and Deputy were welcomed into their role by the House Captain 🎉👏 and the hard work restarted 📚🏅 We cannot wait to see what all these boys will achieve in the year ahead!
🎄 Merry Christmas from St. Johns and Incents! Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season and we can’t wait to welcome all our students back in 2026 for even more boarding adventures! ✨
Well done to Maisha and Gary for teaming up to take on their Crawford Talk! Their presentation, ‘The Existence of Free Will: What is the science behind your next choice?’, was a fantastic exploration of a really thought-provoking topic.
Incents and St John’s are suited, booted, and ready to SLEIGH this Christmas party! 🎄🎅
‘The Old and the New’ – it was wonderful to welcome Ada, last year’s House Captain, back to St John’s to see the girls and staff. And of course, we couldn’t resist a photo with our new House Captain, Stapy, and Deputies Anastasiia and Cecilia! 📸
A belated Happy Fireworks post! The St John’s girls loved heading down to the Berkhamsted display before finishing the night with sparklers in the garden!
Three weeks later and the festivities continue – Christmas party prep is in full swing ready for tomorrow’s celebrations!🎅✨
