Christ's College Finchley
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Barnet
East End Road, London, N2 0SE
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Improved significantly
No graded inspection
Application demand
86%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.8%
10.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,000
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,007 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
86%
1st preference success rate
92 of 107 families who put it first got an offer
159
Places offered
670
Total applications
4.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 107 | 92 | ● 86% |
| 2nd preference | 149 | 32 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 130 | 11 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 284 | 24 | ● 8% |
| Total | 670 | 159 | 24% |
1st preference success by year
Barnet lets families list 6 preferences. 50 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ruth Hill
- Address
- East End Road, East Finchley, London, N2 0SE
- Phone
- 02083493581
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Ward / constituency
- Garden Suburb · Finchley and Golders Green
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137388
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 53% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHRIST'S COLLEGE FINCHLEY
1,000 pupils · 1,007 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
26 February 2025
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 860 pupils
Attendance
94.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
10.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.70 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.20 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.08 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 67.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 63.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.32 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 157 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.87 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 26.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 69 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 155 | 45% | 70% | 84% | |
| English Language | 154 | 32% | 71% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 153 | 41% | 80% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 93 | 15% | 47% | 70% | |
| Geography | 81 | 17% | 52% | 65% | |
| History | 75 | 45% | 77% | 84% | |
| Physical Education | 65 | 18% | 51% | 68% | |
| Business | 61 | 31% | 64% | 70% | |
| Biology | 59 | 61% | 95% | 100% | |
| Physics | 59 | 64% | 97% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 59 | 58% | 95% | 100% | |
| Social Studies | 55 | 20% | 65% | 78% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 48 | 19% | 50% | 63% | |
| Physics | 29 | 10% | 41% | 66% | |
| Chemistry | 27 | 11% | 33% | 59% | |
| Economics | 20 | 0% | 20% | 60% | |
| Psychology | 18 | 6% | 44% | 56% | |
| Biology | 13 | 8% | 31% | 54% | |
| Business Studies | 12 | 8% | 8% | 42% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 11 | 45% | 64% | 91% | |
| Government and Politics | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Sociology | 6 | 0% | 33% | 67% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 6 | 0% | 17% | 50% | |
| History | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11920: Christ's College Finchley
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 66% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 66% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Barnet council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.