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Berkhamsted Girls School
Berkhamsted Girls School is an independent day and boarding school for girls in Hertfordshire. The 11+ admissions process for Year 7 entry consists of two stages, utilizing the ISEB Pretest and school-specific independent assessments, alongside an interview stage. The school operates a diamond structure, teaching girls separately from ages 11 to 16 before they join the co-educational sixth form.
Berkhamsted Girls suits a girl who is willing to have a go, who would rather try the lacrosse trial and the debating heat than pick only one. It is an independent school for girls aged 11 to 16 within the Berkhamsted Schools Group, taking day girls and boarders, with entry at 11+ into Year 7. It sits on Kings Campus, on Kings Road in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. Berkhamsted runs a diamond structure: girls and boys are taught in separate senior schools from 11 to 16 on the same town campus, sharing trips and events, then come together at 16 in the co-educational Berkhamsted Sixth.
The wider foundation goes back to 1541 and John Incent, Dean of St Paul's; the girls' school was founded in 1888 on Kings Road and joined the boys' school in the 1990s, and girls still learn on that original site. Each autumn the whole community gathers for a Founder's Day service, sung by the senior choir. Daily life runs through seven vertical houses, each with a head of house, tutors and a house captain, and a run of inter-house music, quizzes and debating. Clementine Hozier came to Berkhamsted in 1900 to finish her education here, years before she became Clementine Churchill.
The Good Schools Guide calls it 'a very slick operation' where girls 'are known individually', and parents describe a family feel and coaching from tutors. Lacrosse and netball are the strongest sports, cricket is growing, and music has lately picked up energy. The head talks about character alongside study. It suits a girl who wants to be known by name, and who likes the idea of single-sex lessons with a co-educational sixth form waiting at the end of them.
Key facts
Admissions
Admissions contact
admissions@berkhamsted.com
Admissions phone
01442 358001
Registration form
Sibling policy
What this school tests
ISEB Common Pre-Test
English
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Comparison
- Reading Comprehension - Evaluation
- Reading Comprehension - Grammar and punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Inference and Deduction
- Reading Comprehension - Information Retrieval
- Reading Comprehension - Language Techniques and Imagery
- Reading Comprehension - Sentence-level Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension - Sequencing
- Reading Comprehension - Structure, Form, Voice and Tone
- Reading Comprehension - Summarising
- Reading Comprehension - Text Classification and Purpose
- Reading Comprehension - Types of Words and Phrases
- Reading Comprehension - Word Meaning / Choice
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
Maths
- Algebra
- Angles and Degrees
- BIDMAS
- Coordinate Grids
- Estimation and Rounding
- Factors and Multiples
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- Measurement
- Money
- Number and Place Value
- Operations
- Perimeter, Area and Volume
- Position and Direction
- Properties of Shapes
- Ratio and Proportion
- Reflection, Rotation and Symmetry
- Sequences
- Special Numbers
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Statistics
- Time
Non-verbal Reasoning
- Figure Analogies
- Figure Series
- Grid Matrices
- Horizontal Codes
- Most Like Three Figures
- Most Like Two Figures
- Odd Figure Out
- Star Matrices
- Triangle Matrices
- Triangle Series
- Vertical Codes
Verbal Reasoning
- Compound Words
- Embedded Words
- Form a Word
- Insert a Letter
- Move 1 / 2 Letters
- Odd Word Out
- Shuffled Sentences
- Synonyms
- Verbal Classification
- Word Analogies
- Word Completion
- Word Match
- Word Opposites
- Word Pairs
Spatial Reasoning
- 2D Rotations
- 2D View of 3D Shape
- 3D Rotations
- Block Counting
- Building Blocks
- Combining Shapes
- Fold and Punch
- Folding Cubes
- Hidden Shapes
- Missing Face of Cube
- Nets - Opposite Face
- Shape Completion
- Vertical/Horizontal Reflections
Creative Writing
English
- Creative Writing - Descriptive
- Creative Writing - Narrative
- Creative Writing - Personal
- Creative Writing - Persuasive
Catchment area
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
A-level results
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does Berkhamsted Girls School use for the 11+?
Berkhamsted Girls School uses the ISEB Pretest alongside its own independent school assessments for the 11+ entrance exam.
Does Berkhamsted Girls School interview candidates as part of the 11+?
Yes, Berkhamsted Girls School includes an interview stage as part of its two-stage 11+ admissions process.
Is Berkhamsted Girls School co-educational or single-sex?
Berkhamsted Girls School is a single-sex school for girls aged 11 to 16, operating under a diamond structure where girls and boys are taught separately before joining a co-educational sixth form.
What is the website for Berkhamsted Girls School?
The official website for the school is https://www.berkhamsted.com/girls/.
Where is Berkhamsted Girls School located?
The school is located on Kings Road, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 3BG.
Location
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