Barrington Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 3JZ
10 reasons to choose St Chris Junior School
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St Chris Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Letchworth Garden City and one of the 3 best primary schools for 2 miles.
School fundamentals
St Chris Junior School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of St Christopher School, an all-through school to age 18. St Chris Junior School fees range from £4,716 +VAT (Rec) to £5,900 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
St Chris Junior School has one class per year, and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Junior pupils move up to St Christopher School, Letchworth.
The St Chris Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It is thematic and topic-based for all year groups. There is no religious education, the school is secular. Curriculum also includes PSHCE, French. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School to Year 4, and residential trips from Year 5. Character education delivered through weekly sessions for GRIT (Guts, Resilience, Initiative, Tenacity), GLISS (Girls’ Lean-In Sessions), and BLISS (Boys’ Lean-In Sessions). There is a dress code, but no uniform, and pupils and teachers are on first name terms.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for art, science and cookery from Year 5.
Sport at St Chris Junior School
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Chris Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the English and ‘creative’ curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Four choirs, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. The school is one of the top 50 UK prep schools for the breadth of its creative and performing arts extra-curriculum.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.30pm.
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