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Promotion within the Fire Service for our caretaker Les
Wearing his other hat: Les earns promotion to Watch Commander with Berkhamsted Fire and Rescue Service. Les Bushell is always on call. As a caretaker at Berkhamsted School he responds to all sorts of...
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Netball star Sophie selected for Surrey Storm’s Talent Squad
. Netball: Sophie Beard, Year 13 Sophie Beard, one of Berkhamsted School’s finest young sportswomen has earned a place with Surrey Storm, Netball’s Superleague Champions of 2015 and 2016.18 year old...
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Berkhamsted Music Festival: Tickets available!
Tickets for a series of performances and concerts during Berkhamsted Music Festival 2017 are now available.Starting on Tuesday 24th January, the Festival includes a week full of musical performances,...
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Law Insights Day
Law Insights Day at Berkhamsted School is for students who are either considering studying law at university or thinking about embarking on a legal apprenticeship. Our year 12 students, together with...
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Berkhamsted named in top 10 schools for sport
Berkhamsted School has been named as one of Britain’s most successful independent schools in sport. School Sport Magazine ranked Berkhamsted 10th based on performances across 20 major sports in 2016,...
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Berkhamsted pupil Joe Beadle graduates from Trinity College London with music...
Piano prodigy Joe Beadle has been awarded the LTCL (Licentiate of Trinity College London) diploma from Trinity College London – recognised by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) as the...
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Chemistry teacher, Mr Kirwan challenges the Eggheads on BBC2
Mr Kirwan, pictured third from left on the front row, joined by a team representing St Albans Cricket Club Berkhamsted School’s Chemistry teacher Mr Nick Kirwan has competed in the prime-time quiz...
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Berkhamsted Equestrian: Triple County Championship titles.
Berkhamsted have won three team titles at the National Schools Equestrian Association’s County Championships at Bury Farm. It was the team’s most successful competition ever, and every competitor in...
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Rowing: Weybridge Winter Head
By Heather Dunmall (Year 13) and Lucy Hubbard (Year 13) On Saturday 21st January the Berkhamsted Rowing squad competed in the Weybridge Winter Head. The 3000m course along the River Thames was packed...
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Eight outstanding students earn Oxbridge offers
Students congratulated by Principal Richard Backhouse (right), Head of Sixth Form Richard Petty (left) and Deputy Head Mary-Clare Startin. Eight Berkhamsted School students have earned offers at Oxford...
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Berkhamsted Music Festival 2017
Inclusive opportunities: Music Festival provided an array of specialist workshops, performances and concerts involving pupils from Year 3 all the way through to Year 13. Over 300 Berkhamsted School...
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Theatrical boost for language students.
Year 9 and 10 language students have enjoyed a Spanish performance by a production company specialising in using theatre to complement the learning of a language.The title of the play by Onatti...
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Principal’s selfie welcomes back William the Conqueror after 950 years
950 years after William the Conqueror’s Battle of Hastings victory, a sculpture has arrived in Berkhamsted – the town in which William was announced King of England in 1066. Berkhamsted School’s...
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International selection for four of Berkhamsted’s finest Lacrosse players
Four Berkhamsted School pupils are set to make their international debut in Lacrosse. Izzy Yates (Year 12), Fiona Fletcher (Year 12) and Hannah Briggs (Year 10) have been called-up for England U19...
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Guest readers bring literacy to life for Prep pupils.
Berkhamsted School has staged a series of events for pupils to enjoy on World Book Day.Prep School’s full week of activities and guest readings celebrated authors, illustrators, books and the joy of...
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Pre-Prep bury time capsule for 500th anniversary
Pupils of Berkhamsted School are looking to the future to help preserve memories of the past . A joint project between Berkhamsted Sixth Form and Berkhamsted Pre-Prep has seen a time capsule buried in...
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Silver medal for the 15As at National Lacrosse Championships
The Year 10 girls played with great spirit to secure second place at the Rathbones National Schools Lacrosse Championships at Surrey Sports Park. Undoubtedly the pinnacle school event in English...
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New Headmaster to lead Berkhamsted Sixth
Principal Richard Backhouse has announced that Martin Walker, current Housemaster of West Acre at Harrow School (one of the houses featured in Sky’s series Harrow: A Very British School) will become...
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EPQ continues to thrive at Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted School’s 98 Extended Project Qualification candidates have achieved stunning results! 68 candidates (70%) gained A* and A grades, with a further 17 gaining B grades (87% A* - B).An army of...
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Berkhamsted’s rugby sevens tournament set to welcome 72 teams
England Saxons and Saracens rugby star Will Fraser wishes competitors the best of the luck ahead of the Berkhamsted School Sevens tournament. . Will Fraser, a former Berkhamsted student, will attend...
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Parents and guests sing the praises of pupils’ Spring Concert performance
Over 200 pupils have performed in front of a packed-out Centenary Theatre for the 2017 Spring Concert The talent and performances of the pupils from Year 7 right through to Year 13 stunned the...
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Girls Active Week: 27- 31 March
Monday 27th March – Friday 31st March #berkogirlsactive . For a whole week in March, there will be a complete shake-up of the range of sports and activities on offer at Berkhamsted Girls.A total of...
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Year 11 Pupil Emily Noithip completes Music Diploma
Much like architects, accountants and scientists, a Year 11 student at Berkhamsted Girls has earned the right to have a professional title after her name: Emily Noithip ‘DipABRSM.’Emily, the cellist...
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Tickets available for a series of music and drama events in March.
Tickets are available for three events in March that will showcase the talent of Berkhamsted School’s musicians and actors.Talent Show 2017 Friday 17th March 2017 7.00pm, Centenary Theatre 2017...
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Rocket-fuelled learning: Berkhamsted Pupils record speeds of 46mph with foam...
A group of Berkhamsted School pupils have competed in Bloodhound SSC’s Model RocketCar Challenge ‘Race For The Line’Meredith McMillan-Ward, Grace Botha, Sophie Lever, Hannah Robertson and Lucas...
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Mr Tim Sherwood visits Berkhamsted
An education at Berkhamsted is more than just exam results. We aim to equip our students with the wider skills required for a successful and fulfilled life. Every Monday afternoon, our senior school...
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Teacher’s skydive to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust in memory of Izzy...
‘Only from the heart you can touch the sky.’ Rumi When Roland Maxted, a Religion and Philosophy teacher at Berkhamsted School set himself the challenge of fundraising for Teenage Cancer Trust, he aimed...
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Swimming success: Charlie Rayner represent East of England at Edinburgh...
Charlie Rayner (Year 11 Bees), who trains at Hatfield Swimming Club and represents Berkhamsted School, was selected to represent the East of England at the Edinburgh International Meet on Saturday 18...
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Architectural Award for the David Case Pavilion
Berkhamsted Citizens Association have named the David Case Pavilion as a ‘Highly Commended’ winner of the 2017 Environment Awards. Chris Grimsdale, Berkhamsted School’s Strategic Project Manager, and...
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Matt’s Earles’ Theatre of Dreams - The Duathlon European Championships
After hundreds of pupils raced around the Berkhamsted assault course for Girls Active Week, there was only one name they could expect to see on top of the staff leaderboard - Mr Earles. Matt Earles,...
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From Berkhamsted to Barbados: Scott's fine form on cricket tour
Report by George Campbell, Head of Cricket. Many congratulations to Scott Rolfe (Year 10, Swifts) who represented Hertfordshire EPP (Emerging Players Pathway) U17 team on their cricket tour to Barbados...
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Community Spirit: Students serve up a delightful tea party for Senior Citizens
Report by Natascia Phillips, i/c Community Service In April our annual Senior Citizens’ Tea Party was held on the last day of the Easter term, and was once again a roaring success with over 200 guests...
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Berkhamsted Girls buzzing after spelling bee success
Two girls have represented Berkhamsted School at the regional finals of the Foreign Language Spelling Bee 2017.Grace Botha and Anais Tate were challenged to learn a wide vocabulary and then recite the...
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Creative Arts Week: Photo and Video selection
Creative Arts week gave Pre-Prep pupils an action packed timetable of visiting artists running workshops in dance, drama and art, and music on the theme of Recycling. Dacorum Council also presented...
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Silver medal for Ella at national swimming finals
Report by Jamie Hornshaw, Head of Prep SchoolCongratulations to Ella Nijkamp who won silver at the The Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS) National Swimming finals in Crawley at the weekend....
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Prep performance of the Little Mermaid
Berkhamsted Prep presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid with a cast and crew which includes the whole of Year 6. The performances at Centenary Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday night will be in front of...
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Renowned Chilterns painter Brian Bennett to exhibit at Berkhamsted School
Living in Berkhamsted for 60 years, half of the time as Head of Art at Berkhamsted School, Brian Bennett has established himself as one of the best-known living painters of the Chilterns. To celebrate...
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Former Watford F.C. manager visits Berkhamsted School
Every Monday afternoon our senior school pupils attend various clubs and societies which are designed to expand their interests. This week the ‘606 Soccer Punditry Club’ welcomed Malky Mackay, a parent...
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Talent and hard work translates to success for language students.
Four Berkhamsted pupils have competed in the Year 8 Foreign Language Translation Bee Regional Finals. Finn Graham and Hugo Lindsey (French) and Millie Headley and Ela Chawla (Spanish) were required to...
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500th Anniversary Time Capsule buried at Berkhamsted Prep.
A time capsule has been ceremonially buried at Berkhamsted Prep in a joint project with Berkhamsted Boys. Children at Prep, aged 7 to 11, engaged with the School’s 475 year history while looking ahead...
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Holocaust survivor talks to Berkhamsted pupils
Report by Roland Maxted. The school welcomed Rudi Oppenheimer as a guest speaker to Y9 in Centenary Theatre. Rudi is a survivor of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp who recounted and illustrated his...
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Girls’ tennis team make history by reaching the National Finals.
A Berkhamsted Girls’ tennis team have qualified for the National Schools Championship Finals for the first time in the School’s history. The tournament, known as the Aberdare Cup, is the most...
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Prep Summer Concert 2017: Video highlights Over 100 Berkhamsted Prep pupils took part in a multitude of performances for the Summer Concert 2017. The School Orchestra opened with a rendition of...
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Millie Day is crowned Tennis National Champion!
A team of Berkhamsted Prep tennis players competed among 297 pupils for the IAPS U11 National Championship, with Millie Day emerging as winner of the singles tournament. Millie also teamed up with...
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Joe Beadle performs live on national radio ahead of the BBC Proms
One of Berkhamsted School’s most gifted musicians, Joe Beadle, has performed on BBC Radio 3.Joe was joined by fellow members of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain ahead of their performance...
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Record number of top grades for students after busy year in and beyond the...
A-level students at Berkhamsted School receiving their results today can be proud of their efforts within the classroom: this year group achieved more A* grades than any Berkhamsted year group before...
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GCSE Results: Equalling the best ever top grades
Berkhamsted School students are celebrating outstanding GCSE results with 38.4% of subjects passed at A* grade and over 90% of grades at A*-B. 142 out of our 179 pupils (79.3%) achieved results that...
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Harry's Heart documentary film launch
A documentary produced by Harry's Heart Foundation will explore the story of Harry Faulkner.On the 7th February 2013 Harry, a super-fit 18 year old squash player from Hertfordshire and student at...
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New Berkhamsted Girls House named after Marjory Stephenson MBE
Berkhamsted Girls School have created a seventh house, paving the way for 41 pupils from Year 7 to Year 11 to take up residency from September. Named after Marjory Stephenson, MBE, FRS (1885-1948),...
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Former pupil Suzie Imber wins BBC astronaut series
While many school children may dream of becoming an astronaut, Dr Suzie Imber, a former Berkhamsted pupil, has taken a giant leap towards perhaps the most demanding career in the universe.Having...
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