• St Christopher's is nurturing, academically serious and community minded, and aims to help girls grow in confidence without losing warmth or balance.

• Will suit families seeking a smaller London girls' prep where calm confidence, kindness and secure preparation all matter.

Admissions at St Christopher's School are thoughtful, warm and well suited to families seeking a Hampstead girls' prep where calm standards, strong pastoral care and steady academic growth matter. The school should suit parents who value a girls' prep environment where children are known well, encouraged sensibly and prepared thoroughly for the next stage.

Bursaries are a genuine part of the St Christopher's Hampstead offer, with the school signalling fee assistance and broader access as an important strand of its public benefit. For many families, though, the school's appeal will rest more on tone, standards and pastoral care than on awards alone.

The overall picture is confident but understated, with a traditional London prep feel softened by a clear commitment to access and pastoral care. Parents should still visit because the decisive question is whether the day-to-day feel matches what they want for these formative years.

Assessment at St Christopher's School is close and carefully pitched, with clear tracking of progress, careful attention to reading, writing, numeracy and the wider habits that support confidence and readiness for senior school, and enough breadth to keep academic expectations secure without letting assessment dominate daily life. Parents should expect clear reporting, thoughtful support and enough stretch to reassure families looking ahead to selective transfer.