Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

I've noticed that there is no longer any mention of siblings on the school website, I'm sure that previously something along the lines of, we look sympathetically on siblings of current pupils as long as they pass the academic tests and are suitable for boarding. (paraphrased badly!) It does seem s...

I've noticed on the boards, that since the changes to the bursaries (from Sept 2012), many families have had younger siblings turned down for places. Whilst I totally understand that due to the academic nature of the school, sibling places aren't given by right: I am concerned, having just applied f...

My ds is at CH in the 3rd form, with a bursary. We have just started the application process for our dd, due to start 2014, if she gets in! Since our son started they have changed the way they calculate the bursary provision for new applicants including siblings (from sept 2012). Does anyone have an...

No, we applied for 2014 for our dd back in Oct 2012. You can apply as soon as they are 9.

We've not received anything to do with option selection. As the parents evening is now only 3 weeks away, I'm not too happy at being so in the dark about the process. Can anyone throw any light on the subject?

My ds is at CH in the 3rd form, with a bursary. We have just started the application process for our dd, due to start 2014, if she gets in! Since our son started they have changed the way they calculate the bursary provision for new applicants including siblings (from sept 2012). Does anyone have an...

We are about to do the dreaded shoe / trainer / football boot shop for our son who is due to start in Sept 11. The clothing lists state that trainers have to be white (seriously, are they mad!), my question is how white? Having trawled through the internet to get some idea I have yet to see any whit...

My DS starts this Sept and we have just reluctantly gone down the phone route too! We are T-mobile so made sense for him to have the same for free calls to each other, We paid £20 for a basic t-mobile phone that has blackberry pretension! (In looks only not useage, lol)! We pay £15 per month but f...