St Christopher School, Letchworth

How rare to find a school to suit the artistic child and the mathematician, the reader and the doer, and to value them all equally.” Good Schools Guide St Chris is an independent school based in Letchworth Garden City for boys and girls aged 3-18. Founded in 1915, there are around 540 pupils – a mix of both day and boarding students. St Chris believes in the benefits of an informal approach – everyone is called by their first name, there is no uniform and there is a strong emphasis on promoting democracy at all levels of the School. This is underpinned by the belief that all voices, from the youngest member of the nursery to the chair of governors, should be listened to and treated respectfully. St Chris students achieve strong results in science, maths and English, and we also value art, design, music and drama. Despite the School’s informality, students are expected to work hard, and do their best. We think exam success is a product of overall happiness not the other way around, so we place a high value on students passing through the school gates each morning looking forward to their day ahead.­ The school is set on a large, leafy 25-acre campus just a short train ride from London and Cambridge. Excellent facilities include modern IT suites, an onsite swimming pool, extensive grounds and pitches, and even a ceramics studio and photography dark room.