Preston Manor School
0.3 miles1,902 pupils · Attainment 8 46.2 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)
Independent · Prep · Brent
St Christopher's Prep School
Independent school · Ages 2 to 11 · Mixed · 108 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 108 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 135
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Head Master
- Mr Joel Simon
- Address
- 71 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley, HA9 8HE
- Borough
- Brent
- Telephone
- 02089025069
- DfE reference (URN)
- 101571
- Website
- stchristophersschool.org.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Schools named by the school as leavers' destinations (2025 to 2026). No numbers were published: ACS Hillingdon, Aldenham School, Brondesbury Boys, City of London School, City of London School for Girls, Dr Challoner's High School, Francis Holland, Haberdashers' Boys' School, Haberdashers' Girls' School, Islamia Girls' School, Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep, Merchant Taylors' School, North London Collegiate School, Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST, Royal Masonic, South Hampstead High School GDST, St Augustine's, St Helen's, St Maragaret's - Bushey, The John Lyon School, Watford Grammar.
Source: stchristophersschool.org.uk · leavers 2025 to 2026 · last checked 10 October 2026
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
Admissions
Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.
Fees
| Stage | Per term | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Reception | £4,738 | £14,214 |
| Year 1 to Year 2 | £4,919 | £14,757 |
| Year 3 to Year 6 | £5,178 | £15,534 |
Day fees for 2026-27, as published by the school (read 9 Oct 2026). The school's page gives these fees including VAT. Lunches, trips and other extras may be charged on top.
Other charges and help with fees
- Registration fee
- £50 per one_off Payable on registration and non-refundable. Source
- Acceptance deposit
- £700 per one_off Payable upon acceptance of a place. Source
- Sibling discount
- 10% discount on eldest child's fees for two children; with three+ children, 10% on eldest and 5% on each additional sibling; youngest not eligible. Source
Source: stchristophersschool.org.uk · academic year 2026-27 · last checked 9 October 2026
Inspection
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)
ISI does not give a single overall grade and does not publish its findings as open data, so we show no rating. Read the latest report on isi.net.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 4.6%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0%
- Girls / boys
- 56% / 44%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
Wembley Primary School
0.3 miles824 pupils · KS2 expected standard 71% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Ark Academy
0.4 miles1,639 pupils · Attainment 8 51.5 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)
Park Lane Primary School
0.5 miles454 pupils · KS2 expected standard 81% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
684 pupils · £6,483 to £8,021 a term (2026-27)
Chalkhill Primary School
0.7 miles460 pupils · KS2 expected standard 66% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
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