St Christopher's School

Welcome to St Christopher’s, a school that delivers a first-class education in a warm, family environment. St Christopher’s is a small, exceptional co-educational Prep School in the heart of Hove, East Sussex. As part of the Brighton College family of schools, we enjoy a long-held reputation for academic excellence, first rate sport and a strong tradition in the creative and performing arts.

A small school of approximately 300 pupils, St Christopher’s children are bright, happy, inquisitive and kind with unique talents and interests. Our talented team of teachers ensure that each child is nurtured and challenged on every stage of their educational journey which allows them to reach their full potential. When they move on to senior schools, our children go on to Brighton College and other top senior schools with a vast array of scholarships and awards.

Head

Elizabeth Lyle

Vision and values

St Christopher’s School encourages its pupils to aspire to great things. It ensures every student feels valued and nurtured, helping them to fulfil their potential, and encourages pupils to take part in sports and creative activities. Teachers emphasise the need for every child to be trustworthy and responsible, and to learn to work and study hard.

At St Christopher’s School, the key areas of learning are: communication and language; personal, social and emotional development; literacy; maths; understanding the world; and expressive arts and design. The preparatory school also emphasises the importance of finding strengths outside of the academic world. Extra-curricular activities span from fencing and yoga to model making and strategy games.

ISI report

“Pupils of all abilities are highly successful in their learning. The school successfully meets its aims to help pupils learn the habits and rewards of hard work and careful study, thus preparing them to gain places at the senior school of their choice.”

View St Christopher’s School’s latest ISI report