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Christ's College Finchley[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 56 56.4 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B B 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
56.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
64.6% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
27.2% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.70 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 56.8[6] 67.5%[6]
2023/24 55.2[4] 68.7%[4] +0.70[4]
2022/23 53[7] 60%[7] +0.64[7]
2021/22 58.1[8] 67%[8] +0.79[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
26.1% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[10] 20%[10]
2022/23 B[11] 31.8%[11]
2021/22 B[12] 23.9%[12]
2018/19 C-[13] 6.5%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
57% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
30% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 96%[15] 47%[15] 20%[15] 28%[15] 2%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 92%[16] 55%[16] 4%[16] 31%[16] 0%[16] 2%[16]
2019/20 98%[17] 62%[17] 1%[17] 31%[17] 0%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 95%[18] 53%[18] 8%[18] 32%[18] 1%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
93% 2022/23[19]
Education
80% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[19]
Employment
13% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 84%[20] 66%[20] 2%[20] 16%[20]
2020/21 87%[21] 77%[21] 3%[21] 6%[21]
2019/20 86%[22] 79%[22] 0%[22] 7%[22]
2018/19 82%[23] 74%[23] 1%[23] 6%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
78% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
42% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
37% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
3% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 80%[26] 31%[26]
2019/20 93%[25] 37%[25] 37%[25] 3%[25]
2018/19 79%[27] 15%[27] 15%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 76%[28] 17%[28] 14%[28] 1%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
25 Feb 2025[29]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[29]
Report published
3 Apr 2025[29]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[29]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
Improved significantly[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
3 Mar 2020[30] Section 8 inspections of good and non-exempt outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
Date not published[31] Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[31] Good[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.4 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
725 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
120 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
164 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.7 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 670[32] 107[32] 159[32] 4.2[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2024 634[32] 109[32] 165[32] 3.8[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2023 684[32] 115[32] 176[32] 3.9[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2022 703[32] 123[32] 177[32] 4.0[32] 0.7[32]

Admissions

Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
174 Entry Sept 2026[33]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1007[1]
Trust
CHRIST'S COLLEGE FINCHLEY[1]
Local authority
Barnet[1]
Website
http://www.christscollegefinchley.org.uk/[1]
District
Barnet[34]
Postcode
N2 0SE[1]
URN
137388[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
990 2024/25[35]
English as an additional language
47.4% 2024/25[35]
SEN support
14% 2024/25[35]
EHC plan
3.2% 2024/25[35]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
33.7% 2024/25[35]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
39.8%[36]
Mixed
13.3%[36]
Asian
9.7%[36]
Black
12.5%[36]
Any other ethnic group
16.8%[36]
Unclassified
7.9%[36]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
This is reflected in the excellent examination results at GCSE and A level[37]
Warmth
The school’s vision is reflected in the high-quality relationships between staff and pupils, and between pupils. Pupils are highly considerate of others, their teachers and support staff.[37]
Behaviour
Behaviour across the school is impeccable. This calm and purposeful atmosphere is the result of the school’s exceptionally strong ethos.[37]
Learning support
For example, those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive targeted help based on a thorough understanding of their needs. pupils new to the country who are learning English as an additional language get one-to-one help with reading and writing[37]
Enrichment
This includes, for example, trips to China and Florida, local museums and places of interest.[37]
Structure
The bringing together of academic excellence and high expectations for pupils’ conduct is what makes CCF so successful.[37]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  32. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  33. christscollegefinchley.org.uk: christscollegefinchley.org.uk — Admissions Policy for Admission Arrangements in September 26 (PDF). Period 2025-11-12. Archived copy; original. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    Published Admission Number (Year 7) The published admission number is 174*. (p. 2)
  34. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  37. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (9)
    The school's vision is reflected in the high-quality relationships between staff and pupils, and between pupils (p. 2)
    Pupils are highly considerate of others, their teachers and support staff (p. 1)
    This is reflected in the excellent examination results at GCSE and A level (p. 1)
    Behaviour across the school is impeccable (p. 1)
    This calm and purposeful atmosphere is the result of the school's exceptionally strong ethos (p. 1)
    The bringing together of academic excellence and high expectations for pupils' conduct is what makes CCF so successful (p. 1)
    This includes, for example, trips to China and Florida, local museums and places of interest (p. 2)
    For example, those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive targeted help based on a thorough understanding of their needs (p. 2)
    pupils new to the country who are learning English as an additional language get one-to-one help with reading and writing (p. 2)