Berkhamsted School was founded in 1541 by the Dean ofSt Paul’s under licence from Henry VIll. The girls'school was added to the foundation in 1888.The schools were amalgamated in 1996, together with the respective preparatory and junior sections. In 2011, following further mergers with loca preparatory schools, Berkhamsted Schoo became Berkhamsted Schools Group incorporating six schools for pupils between five months and 18 vears of age. under the direction of the principal. The group is a charitable company limited by guarantee. whose trustees and directors act as the schoos governors. The senior school operates as a combination of separate single-sex schools, each on a separate campusand a co-educational sixth-form school.
Since the previous inspection, there has been major refurbishment and improvement of buildings and facilities and a re-organised senior management team.The curriculum has been developed and new initiatives in teaching and learning practice have been co-ordinated throughout the group's schools. A new principal was appointed in January 2016.
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