25 St Edmund's Terrace, Primrose Hill, London NW8 7PY
10 reasons to choose Saint Christina's School
Top line
Saint Christina’s School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 76. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Primrose Hill and one of the 7 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Saint Christina’s School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Saint Christina’s School fees are £6,150 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
Saint Christina’s School has one class per year and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for most Saint Christina’s School girls are one of 20 independent schools. The spread of destinations is wide, though South Hampstead High School usually attracts 20% of leavers. 20% of pupils win awards and scholarships.
The Saint Christina's School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and elements of the ISEB curriculum. It also includes also includes PSHE, reasoning, an emphasis on STEM and DT, Spanish. School values are informed by Catholic social morality. Religious Education accounts for 10% of curriculum time. There is daily collective worship and prayer and observance of Catholic celebrations. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, computing and languages throughout, and for science and technology from Year 3.
Sport at Saint Christina's School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Saint Christina's School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. There is a Sculptor in Residence. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.00pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near Saint Christina's School
North Bridge House Prep School & Pre-Prep (0.9 miles); Trevor-Roberts School (0.9 miles); The Hall School, Hampstead (1 mile).
Barrow Hill Junior School (0.4 miles); Primrose Hill School (0.7 miles); St Paul’s Church of England Primary School, Primrose Hill (0.7 miles).
South Hampstead High School (0.9 miles); Francis Holland School, Regent’s Park (1 mile); Fine Arts College (1.2 miles).
Ark King Solomon Academy (1.3 miles); St George’s Catholic School (1.3 miles); The St Marylebone CofE School (1.4 miles).