Between the 1960s and 2006, it was located at two neighbouring sites, Norwich Avenue and White Cottage Road.

The school's motto, taken from Acts 27:23 of the King James Bible, was "Whose I am I Serve".

Deputy headteacher Daphne Whitmore received the MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list of 1988.

In March 2006, the school began an extensive rebuilding project, which was completed in September 2007, allowing the school to be located on a single site, White Cottage Road.

Hugh Christie is also home to the Tonbridge Tennis Club.