St Christopher's School A GSG School
- St Christopher's School
32 Belsize Lane
London
NW3 5AE - Head: Sandrine Paillasse
- T 020 7435 1521
- F 020 7431 6694
- E [email protected]
- W www.stchristophers.london/
- An independent school for girls aged from 4 to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Camden
- Pupils: 250
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £19,800 pa
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
St Christopher’s has four current or former head teachers on its board of governors and was recently shortlisted for the Times Educational Supplement Prep School of the Year, so, perhaps unsurprisingly, teaching here very much delivers on its promise to provide an ‘inspirational educational experience’. The foundation of a St Christopher’s education is providing ‘future-facing skills’ delivered through a cross-curricular approach which unites the traditional girls-school territory of languages and the arts with science and technology. Pupils are articulate, well informed, confident – and high achieving. ‘We chose the school because the girls seemed happy, confident and kind,’ said one mother…
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2020, Sandrine Paillasse BA MA MSc PGCE. Ms Paillasse, originally from Nice, arrived in England at 17 to study English, before taking a BA in communication at Guildhall University, a master’s in science, culture and communication at Bath University, and a PGCE at the University of Gloucestershire. After several years teaching languages in international schools in Kuwait and Tanzania, she returned to the UK, working in challenging comprehensives in London, before transferring to the independent sector. She has held senior positions at Queen’s College, South Hampstead High School (where she was acting head) and, most recently, was deputy head, director of pastoral care, at St Paul’s Girls’ School. She is also a qualified and practising psychotherapist.
When approached to head St Christopher’s after a career in secondary education, she...
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Special Education Needs
Equivalent of 4 days support for children with mild learning or coordination difficulties.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Holland School, Regent's Park | 2023 | 7 | ||
| Channing School | 2023 | 5 | ||
| City of London School for Girls | 2023 | 3 | ||
| Godolphin & Latymer | 2023 | 3 | ||
| South Hampstead High School | 2023 | 3 | ||
| Highgate School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| North London Collegiate School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Queen's College London | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Cheltenham Ladies' College | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Guildford High School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Haberdashers’ Girls’ School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Haileybury | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| JCoSS | 2023 | 1 | ||
| St Margaret's School (London) | 2023 | 1 | ||
| St Paul's Girls' School | 2023 | 1 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Lockers Park School | 2023 | 1 |
| The Academy School | 2023 | 1 |
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