Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 172 families put Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School as their first choice and 730 named it as one of their preferences, for 149 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 74 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Demand has been fairly steady: 168 first choices in 2021, against 172 in 2026.
30% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across Richmond upon Thames, 62% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 93% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Richmond upon Thames lodged 82 appeals against secondary school offers; 53 reached a hearing and 8 succeeded (15.1% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 149 | 172 | 730 | 1.2 | 74 |
| 2025 | 144 | 143 | 726 | 1.0 | 68 |
| 2024 | 161 | 187 | 770 | 1.2 | 85 |
| 2023 | 192 | 190 | 784 | 1.0 | 62 |
| 2022 | 173 | 174 | 816 | 1.0 | 65 |
| 2021 | 176 | 168 | 814 | 1.0 | 73 |
| 2020 | 148 | 207 | 902 | 1.4 | 117 |
| 2019 | 209 | 179 | 855 | 0.9 | 67 |
| 2018 | 145 | 143 | 732 | 1.0 | 52 |
| 2017 | 147 | 142 | 712 | 1.0 | 58 |
| 2016 | 144 | 163 | 681 | 1.1 | 60 |
| 2015 | 164 | 117 | 640 | 0.7 | 27 |
| 2014 | 169 | 106 | 558 | 0.6 | 15 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.