Ashlyns School, Berkhamsted

In its own words: "Following our Open Evening on 01 October, we are holding Morning Tours for parents/carers with a child in Year 6 who have not yet been able to visit the school. Please see booking details here. Ashlyns School is a Foundation Co-educational all ability Secondary School for children from the age of 11+."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our Sixth Form is a rich and vibrant community of students and teachers who are committed to achieving excellence in everything they do. We recognise that the Sixth Form is a crucial development period for young people, in both an intellectual and a personal sense."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, judo, drama, Duke of Edinburgh and cadets.

In 2026, pupils at Ashlyns School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.6 in Hertfordshire and 47 across England.

63% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 53% in Hertfordshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 57.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.36: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32, against 57.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 25.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 253 families put Ashlyns School as their first choice and 638 named it as one of their preferences, for 231 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 41 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ashlyns School are John F Kennedy Catholic School (2.8 miles, Attainment 8 51.9); Chesham Grammar School (3.4 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 75.6); Laureate Academy (3.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.7); and The Hemel Hempstead School (3.7 miles, Attainment 8 47.3).

Ashlyns School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 242 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 37% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 153 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 60% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 23% into work. 34% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

10.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (7%).

The nearest railway station is Berkhamsted Rail Station, about 1090 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kestrel Close (near), 220 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 68 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

In 2024/25, Ashlyns School issued 219 suspensions, 14.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Ashlyns School are The Thomas Coram Church of England School (0.3 miles); Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School (0.4 miles); Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery (0.5 miles); and St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.