Primary Schools in Dacorum - Berkhamsted

Berkhamsted

As an exception within the district, in Berkhamsted there operates a three-tier school system, comprising 6 first schools (ages 5–9), 2 middle schools (9–13) and an upper school (Ashlyns School). The middle schools are classed as secondary schools for statistical purposes.

Name Faith Type Gov Opened Intake DCSF number Ofsted number Web Coordinates
Bridgewater Middle CY 1972 95 4144 117541 W 51°46′15″N 0°34′30″W / 51.7708°N 0.5751°W / 51.7708; -0.5751 (Bridgewater School)
Greenway First CY 1966 60 2326 117276 W 51°45′30″N 0°34′53″W / 51.7582°N 0.5813°W / 51.7582; -0.5813 (Greenway First and Nursery School)
Potten End CE First VC 1856 30 3042 117414 W 51°46′13″N 0°31′36″W / 51.7703°N 0.5266°W / 51.7703; -0.5266 (Potten End C of E First School)
Northchurch St Mary's CE First VA 1864 30 3315 117424 W 51°46′13″N 0°35′22″W / 51.7702°N 0.5895°W / 51.7702; -0.5895 (St Mary's VA C of E First School)
St Thomas More RC Primary VA 1966 30 3402 117479 W 51°45′32″N 0°34′49″W / 51.7590°N 0.5804°W / 51.7590; -0.5804 (St Thomas More RC Primary School)
Swing Gate First CY 1968 30 2301 117260 W 51°45′26″N 0°33′18″W / 51.7571°N 0.5551°W / 51.7571; -0.5551 (Swing Gate First and Nursery School)
Thomas Coram CE Middle VA 1970 95 4627 117559 W 51°45′05″N 0°33′27″W / 51.7514°N 0.5575°W / 51.7514; -0.5575 (The Thomas Coram C of E VA School)
Victoria CE First VA 1897 42 3314 117423 W 51°45′33″N 0°33′53″W / 51.7592°N 0.5646°W / 51.7592; -0.5646 (Victoria C of E First School)
Westfield First CY 1962 30 2288 117254 W 51°45′59″N 0°35′06″W / 51.7664°N 0.5851°W / 51.7664; -0.5851 (Westfield First School)

A British school was established on the corner of Park View Road in 1834, becoming a board school in 1870 and renamed Park View School in 1948. It closed in 1971.

A national school was built in 1838 behind the courthouse, expanding to Gossoms End in 1844. The boys and girls schools moved to the new Victoria schools in 1898 and 1903 respectively. In 1945 these schools were reorganised as a mixed junior schoor and a secondary modern school (closed in 1951).

St Mary's VA C of E First School was founded in 1864 as a national school in the Northchurch part of Berkhamsted. The original building with its Victorian stained glass window remains in use for communal purposes with modern classrooms added in the 1960s. The school field borders the Grand Union Canal and encloses a section of the River Bulbourne.

In 1970 the town adopted the three-tier system, converting the existing primary schools to first schools and building three new middle schools. Two of these, Augustus Smith Middle School and Thomas Bourne Middle School, amalgamated in 1988 on the Augustus Smith site as Thomas Coram Middle School. The former Thomas Bourne building was purchased by Egerton Rothesay School.

St Thomas More RC Primary School, situated in the Shootersway district adjacent to Greenway First and Nursery School, serves the parishes of Berkhamsted and Tring. It has just over 200 pupils and covers the full primary school age range.

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