Christ's College Finchley
East End Road, East Finchley, London, N2 0SE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHRIST'S COLLEGE FINCHLEY
- Headteacher
- Dr Ruth Hill
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,007
- Pupils on roll
- 1,000
- URN
- 137388
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083493581
About this school
Christ's College Finchley is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,000 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 February 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 159 | 163 | 157 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.0 | 55.2 | 56.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.64 +0.41 to +0.88 | +0.70 +0.47 to +0.94 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 68.7% | 67.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 78.5% | 79.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 67% | 65% | 63.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Christ's College Finchley has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barnet average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53 | 47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.2 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.8 | 46.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 914 |
| 2023/24 | 956 |
| 2024/25 | 990 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ's College Finchley compares
Christ's College Finchley ranked 13th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.8 | 5.2% | 33.7% | 1,000 | — |
| Bishop Douglass School Finchley | 52.5 | 5.8% | 37.1% | 968 | 0.4 miles |
| The Henrietta Barnett School | 87.3 | 4.9% | 6.3% | 812 | 0.7 miles |
| The Archer Academy | 55.9 | 7.2% | 17.1% | 818 | 0.8 miles |
| Hasmonean High School for Boys | 56.5 | 8.1% | 10.3% | 788 | 1.2 miles |
| Hendon School | 44.9 | 9.5% | 44.9% | 1,145 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.65%
- English as an additional language
- 47.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 10%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bishop Douglass School Finchley0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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The Henrietta Barnett School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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The Archer Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Hasmonean High School for Boys1.2 miles
Secondary · London
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Hendon School1.4 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Christ's College Finchley ranks 61st of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Christ's College Finchley teach?
- Christ's College Finchley teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ's College Finchley?
- The headteacher of Christ's College Finchley is Dr Ruth Hill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Christ's College Finchley last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ's College Finchley, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Christ's College Finchley?
- Christ's College Finchley has 1,000 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Christ's College Finchley full?
- Christ's College Finchley has capacity for 1,007 pupils and 1,000 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Christ's College Finchley a faith school?
- No. Christ's College Finchley has no designated religious character.
- Is Christ's College Finchley a selective school?
- No. Christ's College Finchley is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Christ's College Finchley?
- Christ's College Finchley is part of CHRIST'S COLLEGE FINCHLEY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Christ's College Finchley's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53 in 2022/23 and 56.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Christ's College Finchley rank locally?
- Christ's College Finchley ranked 13th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christ's College Finchley's absence rate?
- Christ's College Finchley's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ's College Finchley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ's College Finchley's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.