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Egerton-Rothesay School

Independent · ages 6-19MixedIndependentChristian157 pupilsSixth formBerkhamstedHertfordshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths22%England 46%
Places294 spare157 pupils, 451 places
Average A level gradez2024/25
Pupils on roll157Census January 2024

Egerton-Rothesay School is an independent school in Berkhamsted for boys and girls aged 6 to 19. It has 157 pupils and room for 451.

Durrants Lane, Berkhamsted, HP4 3UJ01442 865275eger-roth.co.ukMr Allan Cairns headteacherAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

23 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score19.2
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths22%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths39%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 18.918.920182019: 9.39.320192022: 17.317.320222023: 17.617.620232024: 12.512.520242025: 19.219.22025
Since 2018: +0.3
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018HertfordshireEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11232221294814
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 819.212.517.617.39.318.950.946.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths22%9%14%14%8%14%53%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths39%14%14%31%10%21%72%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score1.150.821.371.070.581.514.584.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%47%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 4 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Subjects that did worse than the England average: Mathematics (26% here, 53% across England), English Language (46% here, 54% across England).

What is taught here
HumanitiesGeography7
CreativeDrama12

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
46%England 54%
Mathematics19 entries
26%England 53%
Drama12 entries
25%England 60%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
English Language225%46%50%54%
Mathematics1911%26%47%53%
Drama120%25%50%60%
Geography70%43%57%51%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

19 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradez
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students19811161922
Average A level gradezzzzNENE

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
18.320.3
Gap 2.0England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Christian school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

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.

Pupils on roll157Census January 2024
Places45135% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support5%8 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan95%149 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls104 / 53
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll157159157158161168
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support4%6%10%12%13%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans95%94%79%88%88%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m7912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate36 per 1,000 people60% lower than the England average
Typical house price£450,000Dacorum
Nearest bus stop290 mMarlin Close, 8 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Westfield Primary SchoolCouncil580 m140Requires improvement 20242Compare
Greenway Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil610 m229Good 202377Compare
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy650 m144Requires improvement 202210Compare
St Mary's CofE Primary School, NorthchurchChurch of England950 m226Good 202347Compare
Bridgewater Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles459Good 202283Compare
Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolChurch of England1.1 miles141Report card 202674Compare
Berkhamsted SchoolIndependent1.1 miles1,439Not inspectedCompare
Ashlyns SchoolFoundation1.2 miles1,561Good 202382Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Egerton-Rothesay School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Egerton-Rothesay School yet.

How good are Egerton-Rothesay School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 22% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 19.2, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Egerton-Rothesay School have?

157 pupils aged 6 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 451 places, so it is 35% full.

Does Egerton-Rothesay School have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was z.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Durrants Lane, Berkhamsted, HP4 3UJ
Telephone
01442 865275
Website
www.eger-roth.co.uk
Headteacher
Mr Allan Cairns
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 6-19, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Christian
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Ward
Northchurch
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 January 1956
URN
117623 · LAESTAB 9196062 · UKPRN 10015581

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from