The inclusive, accepting and globally aware ethos of St Chris is a natural partner for full boarding, and we have a long tradition of welcoming full boarders from the UK and international boarders from a wide range of countries, cultures, and faiths.
With care and support from a highly experienced pastoral and academic team, we offer international students an authentic experience of life in a British school and indeed the wider community. International students can join any year group, dependent on the availability of places. Most of our international students share the aim of studying for A levels and going on to a British university.
We also offer full boarding to British students whose parents live or are posted abroad, or whose work commitments may include weekends. In certain situations, we also offer boarding for children of these families from the age of 10 years, for example for children of FCO (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) staff.
The close proximity of St Chris to airports Gatwick (1.5 hours), Heathrow (1 hour), Stansted (50 minutes) and Luton (30 minutes) is a huge bonus to international families, as well as Letchworth being on the national rail network with direct links to Kings Cross and St Pancras in London.
The Admissions team at St Chris understand the challenge for families to find the most suitable school from many miles away, often without the luxury of being able to visit in person. We work closely with parents and agents to ensure an open, transparent, and supportive enquiry and application process for everyone involved, especially the child. Where families cannot visit us, we have permanent online open events on this website, and can offer discussions with Admissions staff, testing and interviews via Zoom.
Weekly Boarding
Weekly boarding allows students to enjoy their busy school life without the usual time taken up by commuting. Students go home on a Friday afternoon and can opt to return as late as Monday morning, with weekends free for the whole family to relax and enjoy together.
For busy parents, weekly boarding enables families to free up more quality time together, with homework largely completed, and extra-curricular activities and sporting fixtures having taken place at school during the week. Naturally, more time becomes available for shared hobbies and activities, to visit friends and family or just to relax together at home.
With access to the national network railway at nearby Letchworth Garden City station, as well as our own school bus network, St Chris has direct links to London, Cambridge and beyond for pupils to travel home at the weekends.
Flexi Boarding
We offer flexi boarding to students who wish to spend up to three nights per week at school. These can be booked on a termly basis. Flexi boarding includes supervised prep, an evening meal and breakfast.
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Enter your child's date of birth to discover the key steps to joining us:
[child-name] will be eligible for entry at any of the below points:
Nursery
Half Monte in [entry-year]
Top Monte in [entry-year]
Children can join the Nursery from the term they turn 3. As part of our School, the St Chris Nursery operates during term-time and we have a range of different sessions available for families:
In the Junior School, we welcome new students throughout the year from the ages of 5 to 11 years old. The main entry points in the Junior School are Reception, Year 3 and Year 5 and our admissions process can be found below:
Students can join the Senior School from Years 7 to Year 10 (ages 11 to 15). The main entry points are Year 7 and Year 9. View our admissions process below:
Students can join the Sixth Form in Year 12 (ages 16-17) and applications are encouraged by November in the year previous to enrolment to ensure subject availability:
