St Christophers The Hall School, Beckenham
St Christophers The Hall School is an independent school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Beckenham. It is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted; its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in March 2025.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Christophers The Hall School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to St Christophers The Hall School are Kings London (1 mile); St David's Prep (1.7 miles, selective); Breaside Preparatory School (2.1 miles); and Bickley Park School (2.5 miles).
Kings LondonSt David's PrepBreaside Preparatory SchoolBickley Park School
Who goes there
In 2026, 47 pupils (21.8%) received SEN support and 2 (0.9%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ravensbourne Rail Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oakwood Avenue, 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Christophers The Hall School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 6 February 2018, before the latest ISI inspection.
Routine Inspection
4 March 2025
Short Visit
11 October 2022
Educational Quality / Focused Compliance
8 February 2022
Short Visit
6 March 2020
Regulatory Compliance
16 October 2019
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with St Christophers The Hall School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 24
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 18 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bromley is 19 (the median across 119 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
69%
Available places
216 pupils
312 places
96 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Beckenham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Beckenham
Across Bromley council
Places available
4,001
Applications
3,651
Got 1st preference
66.3%
Got preferred school
93.0%
All secondary applications across Bromley council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
47
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
22.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
216
Total Pupils
125
Boys
91
Girls
2026 academic year
Linked Schools
Schools linked by geographic proximity
St Christophers The Hall School
Questions parents ask about St Christophers The Hall School
When was St Christophers The Hall School last inspected?
St Christophers The Hall School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in March 2025.
How many pupils go to St Christophers The Hall School?
St Christophers The Hall School has around 216 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to St Christophers The Hall School?
St Christophers The Hall School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near St Christophers The Hall School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 18 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bromley is 19 (the median across 119 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Christophers The Hall School?
St Christophers The Hall School is at 49 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 5PA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)