St Christopher School A GSG School
- St Christopher School
Barrington Road
Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire
SG6 3JZ - Head: Rich Jones
- T 01462 650850
- F 01462 481578
- E [email protected]
- W www.stchris.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 18.
- Read about the best schools in East Hertfordshire and West Hertfordshire
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Hertfordshire
- Pupils: 550; sixth formers: 76
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: Day £13,041 - £21,711; Boarding £29,439 - £37,608 pa
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
You wouldn’t necessarily choose this school if you wanted a safe route or wanted to impose on your child, said one parent, but it really works if you trust your child to make their own choices and the school to nurture and empower them. Parents described it as ‘non-pushy but allows the child to pursue what they most want to do’. Despite the non-competitive ethos, successful sports teams that definitely punch above their weight for such a small school. Everyone is…
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since March 2023, Rich Jones, previously deputy head and before that head of the senior school and head of boarding. Before joining St Chris, he worked at Bede’s, where he ran their largest boarding house and led on aspects of boarding and pastoral developments.
Entrance
The school has wonderfully popular open days and many parents visit several times to get a feel of the school. Applications are followed up with a meeting with parents, and a separate interview with the child, to make sure that expectations match. All applicants over year 4 are given a cognitive ability assessment which is age-related. They aim to accept a small number of pupils with individual needs each year if the school can match a child’s needs to school resources. Mild dyslexia is well supported with extra individual (paid for) lessons, high-functioning...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Our strengths lie in supporting pupils with dyslexia and dyspraxia, though not severe. Occasionally we incorporate successfully a few pupils with Asperger’s Syndrome.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | Y |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
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