History

Christ's origins date back to 1658 when John Bentley made a bid to found a free charity school. Bentley was a local business man and justice of the peace and he offered to build a school at his own expense.

The school however was not formally established until 25th May 1713, when a number of well-intentioned citizens of Richmond, headed by Queen Anne, agreed to subscribe towards "The setting up of a Charity School in the Parish of Richmond, for teaching poor children to read, and instructing them in the knowledge and practice of Christian religion as professed and taught in the Church of England." Queen Anne's subscription was a princely £30.00.

The original school was situated at the corner of George Street and Brewer's Lane in a building that had formerly been the Old Lily Pot Inn. The school was attached to the local parish church of St Mary Magdalene, but was informally known as a Bluecoat school, as the pupils were then provided with blue gowns – a tradition carried on with today's blue blazers.

In 1854 the school moved to a bigger building at the junction of Eton Street and Paradise Road, but a century later this was considered too small and ill equipped by the standards of the 1944 Education Act and so the school moved to new buildings on the east side of Queen's Road in 1960 and was known as St Mary Magdalene Church of England School.

For a short time, the school had links with St Edward the Confessor RC School which had opened in 1954 and was situated on the west side of Queens Road (now the site of Marshgate Primary School). The two schools ran a joint sixth form during the late 1960s but this proved to be a short lived experiment, although the governors of both schools considered a merger at the end of 1976.

In 1997, by mutual agreement, the Roman Catholic Church withdrew from the management arrangement and Christ's School was established on 1st September 1998 and returned to the original foundation, that of a Church of England Secondary School.

The school was re-launched on one site (the old East side) for the September intake 2000. The old building was considerably refurbished and expanded with purpose built art and textile rooms and a new technical block, housing science laboratories, design and technology workshops and food technology room, as well as a full size sports hall.

A state of the art music block was opened by Sir Tim Rice in 2004.

The school logo consists of the superimposed Greek letters Chi X; and Rho P, which are the first two letters of Christ in Greek. This logo in gold distinguishes the blue blazers worn by the 750 students who attend Christ's School today.

  • 05:05 PM - 28th September, 2023 We're for an and Welfare Officer at Christ's School. Term Time only - Admin RolePlease visit the website for more information and how to apply. Application forms should be emailed to hr.school by 9am on 16/10/2023 Read more pic.twitter.com/gvr3lucb3l
  • 05:02 PM - 26th September, 2023 Well done to the U15’s netball team winning their round 1 national sister in sport match today Vs Radnor House School! 23-11 pic.twitter.com/lKbGvZxtRH
  • 04:54 PM - 26th September, 2023 Well done to the Y10/11 netball team beating SRR in the Borough League 17-5 pic.twitter.com/jpJHl7vabj
  • 04:20 PM - 26th September, 2023 We're looking forward to welcoming our current parents and carers to our Parent Information Evening on Thursday. Please visit our website for more information Read more pic.twitter.com/2GZrEoRvo6
  • 07:03 AM - 25th September, 2023 A warm welcome (back) from the PSA! Our event information can be found on the school website Read more but special mention of our Year 7 Parents' and Carers' social in the White Horse pub, Richmond on Tues, 26th Sept, from 7.30pm. RSVP to christsschoolpta.com pic.twitter.com/xT5elYMyg5
  • 10:15 AM - 21st September, 2023 We're recruiting for a Learning Support Assistant. Visit the school website for more information and the application form. Send completed forms to hr.school. Closing date: 9am, Monday, 2 October 2023 Read more pic.twitter.com/0zTNzX0cOJ
  • 10:11 AM - 21st September, 2023 6th Form Win! Christ’s Sixth Form Football Team beat Grey Court 4-1 in tonight’s league fixture!MoM Gabriel I-S pic.twitter.com/7VRfFV02bw
  • 04:01 PM - 5th September, 2023 If you have not received your invitation link for the new MCAS app, please email info.school pic.twitter.com/unwOzekN2l
  • 01:34 PM - 4th September, 2023 We're looking forward to welcoming everyone back to Christ's School: Year 7 start at 8:30am on Tuesday 5th SeptemberYear 12 start at 10am on Tuesday 5th SeptemberYear 8-11 and Year 13 should return for an 8:30am start on Wednesday 6th September pic.twitter.com/uH8MInAgue
  • 01:02 PM - 24th August, 2023 Christ's School students celebrate GCSE success. Click to find out more: Read more pic.twitter.com/fAYFyGxKCj
  • 01:19 PM - 17th August, 2023 Christ's Students Celebrate Fantastic A Level Results. Click to read more: Read more pic.twitter.com/5OHYXdl3Gf
  • 10:31 AM - 9th August, 2023 A reminder for new year 7 students joining us in September; your homework is to send Mrs Dixon a postcard from whatever you have been doing this summer. We're looking forward to reading about all the interesting places you have been and things you have been doing. pic.twitter.com/9ONrWqGoAa