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St Christopher School

Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, East of England · SG6 3JZ

Founded in 1915 and rooted in a progressive ethos, St Christopher School is a small independent day and boarding school in Letchworth Garden City, educating around 496 pupils from age 3 through to 18. The Independent Schools Inspectorate rated it good in its most recent inspection, while singling out personal development as excellent. Parents should note, however, that the school did not meet the ISI compliance standard at that inspection, which is worth exploring directly with the school. With about 40% of pupils receiving SEN support, it is a setting accustomed to looking after a wide range of individual needs.

496

Pupils

good

ISI

£24,735

Day fees / yr

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Overview & data

Gender: Mixed
Type: independent (fee-paying) school
Age range: 3-18
Pupils: 496
Location: Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, East of England
Website: www.stchris.co.uk
Telephone: 01462 650850

Entrance & admissions

Entry age: 11

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Headteacher

Head Rich Jones

Latest results

Attainment 8

58.3

National average 46.9

GCSE grade 5+ (English & Maths)

65%

National average 47%

GCSE grade 9-7

43%

A-level A*-A

33%

A-level A*-B

58%

Teaching & academics

Results sit comfortably above national benchmarks, with an Attainment 8 score of 58.3 against a national average of 46.9 and 65% of pupils gaining grade 5 or above in English and Maths, compared with 47% nationally. At GCSE, 43% of grades fall in the 9-7 range. A-level outcomes are solid rather than stellar, with 33% of entries at A*-A and 58% at A*-B, and the sixth form, around 93 strong, offers an EPQ alongside popular choices such as Psychology, Economics and Mathematics.

Sixth form

Sixth-form pupils: 93

Popular A-level subjects

PsychologyGeographyEconomicsBusiness StudiesArt and Design (3d Studies)Mathematics

Qualifications offered

GCSEA-levelEPQ

Learning support & SEN

SEN support: 40.12%
EHC plans: 1.21%

Arts & extracurricular

Scholarships

AcademicArt

Languages

FrenchSpanish

Popular GCSE subjects

SpanishPhysicsPhysical Education/Sports StudiesMusicMathematicsHistoryGeographyFrenchFilm StudiesEnglish LiteratureEnglish LanguageDrama & Theatre StudiesD&T Food TechnologyComputer Studies/ComputingChemistryBiologyArt & Design (Photography)Art & Design (3d Studies)Art & Design

Sport

Main sports

NetballRugbyFootball

Beyond the classroom

Creative and sporting life are both well served, with art running through the school strongly enough to support an art scholarship alongside the academic award. Netball, rugby and football are the main team sports, and French and Spanish feature on the curriculum from GCSE upwards.

Ethos & heritage

Founded: 1915
Boarding: Yes

Mobile phone policy

Phone free during the school day since January 2025

Money matters

Day fees (per year): £14,856 - £24,735
Boarding fees (per year): £33,537 - £42,846
Bursaries up to: 100% of fees

Up to 100%

Inspection reports

ISI rating: good
ISI personal development: excellent
Last inspected: 16 September 2025

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The last word

A small, individual school with results above the national grain and a genuine commitment to pastoral care; the unmet compliance finding is the one point to raise before applying.

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