St Christopher School A GSG School
- St Christopher School
Barrington Road
Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire
SG6 3JZ - Head: Emma-Kate Henry
- 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.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Hertfordshire
- Pupils: 536; sixth formers: 78
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: Day £11,655 - £19,404; Boarding £21,690 - £34,005 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..
Bands and groups abound - some students we spoke to were delighted to go to a gig in a north London pub and see one of their school bands on stage. An impressive climbing wall up the whole of one side of a classroom block. But there are also trees in the grounds that are specifically 'climbing trees' - any child welcome to climb in break time if they think they can get up and down. Such a joy to see kids climbing trees in these health and safety conscious days. Not narrowly academically selective, yet clearly a school with an expectation that each child be hungry to learn and participate...
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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 September 2020, Emma-Kate Henry, who was deputy head at the school from 2009-2013, thence to lead Hampshire Collegiate School and d'Overbroeks, Oxford. Has experience in London comps, a selective single-sex independent, a city tech college and co-ed all-through independent school. Read English lit and African and Caribbean studies at University of Kent and gained a PGCE from the Institute of Education.
Entrance
The school has wonderfully popular open days (the head thinks the free lunch helps keep everyone cheerful for the day) and many parents visit several times to get a feel of the school. Applications are followed up with an interview – both of parents and, separately, the child – to make sure that expectations match. All applicants over year 4 are given cognitive ability assessment which is age related. They aim to accept...
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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 | |
Dysgraphia | |
Dyslexia | Y |
Dyspraxia | Y |
English as an additional language (EAL) | |
Genetic | |
Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
Has SEN unit or class | |
HI - Hearing Impairment | |
Hospital School | |
Mental health | |
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
PD - Physical Disability | |
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
VI - Visual Impairment |
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