St Christopher School
Barrington Road, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3JZ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Rich Jones
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Inter- / non- denominational
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 680
- Pupils on roll
- 492
- URN
- 117612
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01462650850
About this school
St Christopher School is an independent school in Letchworth Garden City. It teaches children aged 2 to 18 and has 492 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St Christopher School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
St Christopher School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1929, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 72 | 80 | 77 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.4 | 60.3 | 58.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 72.5% | 64.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 88% | 86.3% | 84.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 38% | 41.3% | 16.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Christopher School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56.4 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 60.3 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58.3 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 523 |
| 2023/24 | 546 |
| 2024/25 | 496 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 20
- Pupils on SEN support
- 216
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Francis College0.4 miles
Independent schools · Letchworth Garden City
-
North Herts Education Support Centre0.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Letchworth Garden City
-
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy1.1 miles
Academies · Letchworth Garden City
-
Brandles School1.9 miles
Academies · Baldock
-
Kingshott School2.5 miles
Independent schools · Hitchin
Other schools in Letchworth Garden City
- St Francis College Independent schools
- Garden City Academy Primary
- Icknield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Lordship Farm Primary School Primary
- Northfields Infants and Nursery School Primary
- Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stonehill School Primary
- The Grange Academy Primary
- Wilbury Junior School Primary
- The Highfield School Secondary
- North Herts Education Support Centre Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Christopher School teach?
- St Christopher School teaches children aged 2 to 18. It is an independent school in Letchworth Garden City.
- Who is the acting headteacher of St Christopher School?
- The acting headteacher of St Christopher School is Mr Rich Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Christopher School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Christopher School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Christopher School?
- St Christopher School has 492 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 18.
- Is St Christopher School full?
- St Christopher School has capacity for 680 pupils and 492 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Christopher School a faith school?
- No. St Christopher School has no designated religious character.
- Is St Christopher School a selective school?
- No. St Christopher School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have St Christopher School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.4 in 2022/23 and 58.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Christopher School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Christopher School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.