The deadline to apply for a Scholarship is Monday 9th October 2023, with the exception of Year 12 entry which is Monday 6th November 2023. Pupils must also be registered for entry into the School.
Pupils who are in Year 11 at Berkhamsted cannot apply for a scholarship for Berkhamsted Sixth. Sixth Form scholarships are for external applicants only.
Incent Award
Personal Statement
Applicants will need to attach a personal statement - approx. 250 words - stating why they think they would make a good recipient of this award.
Applying for a scholarship
Pupils must demonstrate academic potential or have a particular talent(s) or skill(s) so that they will make a significant contribution to some area of School life. The pupil must clearly demonstrate the potential to reach scholarship level in whichever talent or skill is being assessed - by being awarded a scholarship in one of the following areas: Science, Academic, Art, Drama, Music or Sport - to be considered for an Incent Award. The Peter Gibbs Science Scholarship falls under this category.
Please indicate on this form the relevant scholarship area you are applying for and complete an additional application form.
An application form is only required for the Academic Scholarship for 16+ entry as for entry into the Senior School the assessment is by invitation only.
Please note: Any scholarship or award may be withdrawn if it becomes apparent through the scholarship review and monitoring process that the pupil to whom an award was made is not meeting scholarship expectations as set out in the offer documentation and Scholarship and Awards booklet.
Please contact the Admissions Team at admissions@berkhamsted.com or 01442 358001, or the Sixth Form office 01442 358067, if you have any questions about your application.
In case of financial need, the value of Scholarships may be increased by the award of additional means-tested funding.
Parents applying for such funding will be asked to complete a confidential statement of their financial circumstances for consideration should their son or daughter be offered an award.
How we will use the information provided in this form
This information will be used by the School during the admissions process in order to manage and assess your application and your child's suitability for a place at the School.
For example:
A We may contact your child's current or previous school to ask for a reference;
B We may ask for information about other schools to which you are applying because they may hold their entrance exam on the same day as ours;
C We may contact other people with parental responsibility to check that they consent to your child joining the School;
D The Confidential Information Form will be used to ensure that we have made any reasonable adjustments / suitable arrangements for your child when they visit the School or during any entrance assessments and subsequently if they are offered a place;
E We may share your information with credit reference agencies;
F We may also need to share information with UKVI as explained above.
If your child is not offered a place, or if you do not accept the offer of a place, we will only retain this information for as long as we need to.
For more information about how the School will use your information, and your child's information, please see our pupil privacy notice and our parent privacy notice. Both of these documents are published on the School's website: www.berkhamsted.com. If your child is aged 12 years or older please show him / her* a copy of the pupil privacy notice and discuss it with him / her*.
