Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School
Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School is an independent school in Berkhamsted for boys and girls aged 0 to 11. It has 563 pupils and room for 600.
Chesham Road, Berkhamsted, HP4 2SZ01442 358188berkhamsted.comMrs Karen O'Connor headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hertfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 563 | 555 | 572 | 553 | 541 | 555 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 19% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 11% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashlyns School | Foundation | 0.6 miles | 1,561 | Good 2023 | 82 | Compare |
| The Thomas Coram Church of England School | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 336 | Good 2023 | 49 | Compare |
| Greenway Primary and Nursery School | Council | 0.9 miles | 229 | Good 2023 | 77 | Compare |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 144 | Requires improvement 2022 | 10 | Compare |
| Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 141 | Report card 2026 | 74 | Compare |
| Berkhamsted School | Independent | 1.0 miles | 1,439 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery | Council | 1.1 miles | 144 | Good 2022 | 18 | Compare |
| Egerton-Rothesay School | Independent | 1.3 miles | 157 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School yet.
How many pupils does Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School have?
563 pupils aged 0 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 600 places, so it is 94% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Chesham Road, Berkhamsted, HP4 2SZ
- Telephone
- 01442 358188
- Website
- www.berkhamsted.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen O'Connor
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 0-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Berkhamsted West
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 29 April 1985
- URN
- 117653 · LAESTAB 9196227 · UKPRN 10071121
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.