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Revision as of 01:01, 25 April 2023
| St Christopher School | |
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| Address | |
Barrington Road , , SG6 3JZ | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private day and boarding |
| Motto | The utmost for the highest |
| Established | 1915 |
| Head | Rich Jones |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 3 to 18 |
| Houses | Godwin, Gernon, Lytton |
| Colour(s) | Blue, gold and white |
| Website | http://www.stchris.co.uk/ |
St Christopher School is a boarding and day co-educational independent school in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, England.
Established in 1915, shortly after Ebenezer Howard founded Letchworth Garden City, the school is a long-time proponent of progressive education.
Characteristics
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History
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Old Scholars
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The Old Scholars club, officially The St Christopher Club, runs an annual meeting in July open to all former St Christopher pupils and staff. The Old Scholars club also hosts Matches Day for sports in the Spring. As well as reunions, the club also holds archives of old materials, from photographs of school buildings being constructed, to 'Green Cuisine' recipes.
Headships
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- Armstrong Smith (1915–1918)
- Beatrice Ensor & Isabel King (1919–1925)
- Lyn and Eleanor Harris (1925–1953)
- Nicholas King-Harris (1954–1980)
- Colin Reid (1981–2004)
- Donald Wilkinson (2004–2006)
- Richard Palmer (2006–2020)
- Emma-Kate Henry (2020–2022)
- Rich Jones (2023-present)
Notable former pupils
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- Ed Asafu-Adjaye, footballer
- Catherine Bearder, Liberal Democrat politician[1]
- Gavin Campbell, actor, TV presenter and businessman
- Neil Coles, golfer
- Julia Darling, author[2]
- Jenny Diski, author
- JJ Feild, actor
- Sonia Friedman, theatre producer
- A. A. Gill, journalist and restaurant critic
- Connie Glynn, YouTuber and author
- Freya Ridings, singer and songwriter
- Paul Hamlyn, publisher
- David Horovitch, actor
- George Lamb, broadcaster
- Rolf Landsberg, academic (Physical Chemistry) and University Rector[3]
- Prince Rupert Loewenstein, manager of The Rolling Stones[4]
- Olly Mann, comedian and podcaster
- Neil Murray, musician
- Shawn Slovo, writer
- Richard Walker, angler
- Michael Winner, film producer and director
References
- ^ "BBC News | Vote 2001 | Candidates".
- ^ Kay, Jackie (16 April 2005). "Julia Darling". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Bernd-Rainer Barth; Dieter Hoffmann. "Landsberg, Rolf * 28.2.1920, † 27.12.2003 Chemiker, Rektor der Technischen Hochschule für Chemie Leuna-Merseburg" (in German). Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur: Biographische Datenbanken. Retrieved 21 March 2015.[dead link]
- ^ Sweeting, Adam (22 May 2014). "Prince Rupert Loewenstein obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
External links
- The school's web site
- Old Scholars - The St Christopher Club
- Profile in the ISC website
- ISI Inspection Reports