Schools / Berkhamsted School
Berkhamsted School is an independent co-educational school in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, educating around 1,400 pupils aged 11 to 19. Entrance is by the school's own 11+ examinations, usually in English and mathematics, together with an interview. Boarding places are available alongside day places.
Athena holds admission-route records for Berkhamsted School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
School-set papers - Berkhamsted Entrance Assessment (online English, Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning) plus a Holistic Assessment Day (diamond model: separate boys' and girls' schools).
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
School-set papers - Berkhamsted Entrance Assessment (online English, Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning) plus a Holistic Assessment Day (diamond model: separate boys' and girls' schools).
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Test: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Test: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
No catchment — open competition
There is no catchment area. Admission is by the school’s own assessment process (examinations and, usually, an interview); the school sets its own oversubscription criteria in its admissions policy — commonly the assessment result first, with sibling or other connections considered at some schools.
GCSE: 75.6% of GCSE grades were at 9–7 (26.4% at grade 9; 52.9% at 9–8)
School-published
A level: Average point score per A level entry 45.35 (average grade A-); 35.9% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
A level: Average point score per A level entry 44.85 (average grade B+)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
Schemes recorded from the school's own published information. A scholarship is a merit award; a bursary is means-tested. Values are shown exactly as the school states them — where a scheme is honorary, its stated value says so.
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Offered on an invitation-only basis following the entrance assessments
When: Scholarship assessments week commencing 9 November 2026 (invitations week commencing 19 October 2026)
What it's worth: Fixed discount (£500) from the first term's fees on joining, plus cost of extra tuition where applicable
How to apply: By invitation/nomination (following entrance assessments)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment
When: Week commencing 9 November 2026
What it's worth: Fixed discount (£500) from the first term's fees on joining, plus cost of extra tuition where applicable
How to apply: Separate application required (must be registered for entry)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment (individual)
When: Week commencing 9 November 2026
What it's worth: Fixed discount (£500) from the first term's fees on joining, plus cost of extra tuition where applicable
How to apply: Separate application required (must be registered for entry)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment
When: Week commencing 9 November 2026
What it's worth: Fixed discount (£500) from the first term's fees on joining, plus cost of extra tuition where applicable
How to apply: Separate application required (must be registered for entry)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested bursaries awarded in conjunction with a Scholarship Award; means-testing by an independent company, may include a home visit
When: Indicate need early in the scholarship application
What it's worth: Places with no requirement to pay fees, plus heavily discounted places (largest bursaries reserved for families on very low incomes)
How to apply: Separate application required (application form issued on request within scholarship application)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Offered on an invitation-only basis following the entrance assessments
When: Scholarship assessments week commencing 9 November 2026
What it's worth: Fixed discount (£500) from the first term's fees on joining, plus cost of extra tuition where applicable
How to apply: By invitation/nomination (following entrance assessments)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment
When: Week commencing 9 November 2026
What it's worth: Fixed discount (£500) from the first term's fees on joining, plus cost of extra tuition where applicable
How to apply: Separate application required (must be registered for entry)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment
When: Week commencing 9 November 2026
What it's worth: Fixed discount (£500) from the first term's fees on joining, plus cost of extra tuition where applicable
How to apply: Separate application required (must be registered for entry)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment
When: Week commencing 9 November 2026
What it's worth: Fixed discount (£500) from the first term's fees on joining, plus cost of extra tuition where applicable
How to apply: Separate application required (must be registered for entry)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested bursaries awarded in conjunction with a Scholarship Award; means-testing by an independent company, may include a home visit
When: Indicate need early in the scholarship application
What it's worth: Places with no requirement to pay fees, plus heavily discounted places (largest bursaries reserved for families on very low incomes)
How to apply: Separate application required (application form issued on request within scholarship application)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Entrance assessments; scholarship assessment
When: Academic Scholarship assessment week commencing 23 November 2026; scholarship deadline Friday 23 October 2026
What it's worth: Fixed discount (£500) from the first term's fees on joining, plus cost of extra tuition where applicable
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment
When: Week commencing 16 November 2026; scholarship deadline Friday 23 October 2026
What it's worth: Fixed discount (£500) from the first term's fees on joining, plus cost of extra tuition where applicable
How to apply: Separate application required (must be registered for entry)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment
When: Week commencing 16 November 2026; scholarship deadline Friday 23 October 2026
What it's worth: Fixed discount (£500) from the first term's fees on joining, plus cost of extra tuition where applicable
How to apply: Separate application required (must be registered for entry)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment (individual)
When: Week commencing 16 November 2026; scholarship deadline Friday 23 October 2026
What it's worth: Fixed discount (£500) from the first term's fees on joining, plus cost of extra tuition where applicable
How to apply: Separate application required (must be registered for entry)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment
When: Week commencing 16 November 2026; scholarship deadline Friday 23 October 2026
What it's worth: Fixed discount (£500) from the first term's fees on joining, plus cost of extra tuition where applicable
How to apply: Separate application required (must be registered for entry)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested bursaries awarded in conjunction with a Scholarship Award; means-testing by an independent company, may include a home visit
When: Indicate need early in the scholarship application
What it's worth: Places with no requirement to pay fees, plus heavily discounted places (largest bursaries reserved for families on very low incomes)
How to apply: Separate application required (application form issued on request within scholarship application)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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