About Us
Christ’s Hospital is an independent co-educational boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 11-18 with 890 pupils. It is unique for a UK independent boarding school in that it educates a proportion of its pupils for free, and many at a reduced rate. This stems from its founding charter as a charitable school. It was established in 1552 by King Edward VI to care for poor and homeless children of the City of London, and the generosity of donors has built up an endowment that enables Christ’s Hospital to maintain its charitable tradition. School fees are paid on a means-tested basis, with substantial subsidies paid by the School, so that pupils from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds are able to have a high quality, independent boarding school education.
The School has an impressive history of academic achievement, 98% of leavers going on to top Universities in the UK and abroad. It offers a choice of A levels, Pre-U, and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. Christ’s Hospital also has an extensive commercial section, which, over the past decade, has gone from strength to strength. Bluecoat Sports with its first-class facilities and state-of-the art equipment is not only used by the pupils and staff, but also by the local community. It offers vibrant pay-as-you-go classes and individual/family membership schemes and plans are afoot to develop this facility further. The campus is hired during school holidays as a study centre for international students and at other times during the holiday period, Christ’s Hospital provides an exclusive venue for special events that utilise its extensive grounds, modern meeting rooms and majestic buildings, perfect for weddings. Profits are returned to the School to ensure even more pupils can benefit from its educational offering. All of this ensures that Christ’s Hospital provides a healthy, stimulating and comfortable environment in which pupils learn to be independent, making the most of their natural abilities, whether in academia, sports, music or fine arts. The pupils grow up with a good sense of responsibility towards each other, the School and the world around them.
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