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Christ's College Finchley
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
East End Road, East Finchley, London N2 0SE · christscollegefinchley.org.uk · 020 8349 3581
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 56.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Barnet 56.7, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.17 mi
- 1.88 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Geographical Distance · Barnet Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,000
- 99% of 1,007 places
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.7%
- First language not English
- 47.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Geographical Distance” went to a home 1.17 mi (1.88 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.21 mi (1.95 km). Source: Barnet Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 120 families put the school first and 164 places were offered; 72% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 164 | 120 | 0.7 | 72% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 159 | 107 | 0.7 | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 165 | 109 | 0.7 | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | 115 | 0.7 | 77% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 123 | 0.7 | 72% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Geographical Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.17 mi1.88 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.21 mi1.95 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.39 mi2.24 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 56.8, and 67.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Barnet it was 56.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲56.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲67.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲79.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲63.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.32 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 53.4 | +6.7 |
| Sixth form college | 4.9 | −15.1 |
| Further education | 34.4 | +6.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.5 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | +3.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 students | B (38.9) | Above average +0.22 | |
| 69 students | B (39.1) | Above average +0.23 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 40 | B- (35.1) | +0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 44 | B (39.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 46 | B (40.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 90 | C- (25.1) | -0.23 |
| 2017/18 | 94 | D+ (22.6) | -0.15 |
| 2016/17 | 98 | C- (26.9) | +0.03 |
| 2015/16 | 116 | C- (25.3) | -0.20 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 68.3 | +0.2 |
| Other education | 2.4 | — |
| Employment | 9.8 | −7.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.2 | +10.1 |
| Activity not captured | 7.3 | −3.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Christ's College Finchley was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (119 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 119
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (24%) with SEND