Christ's College Finchley, London

In 2026, pupils at Christ's College Finchley averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 57.9 in Barnet and 47 across England.

65% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 66% in Barnet and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 56.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.7: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 48.9, against 60.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 120 families put Christ's College Finchley as their first choice and 725 named it as one of their preferences, for 164 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 34 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Christ's College Finchley are Bishop Douglass School Finchley (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.3); The Henrietta Barnett School (0.7 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 87.1); The Archer Academy (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 61.6); and Hasmonean High School for Boys (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 60).

Christ's College Finchley's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

119 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Christ's College Finchley (as of September 2025): 83% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).

Of the 163 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college.

Of the 41 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 68% went on to university or other higher education and 10% into work. 46% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

47.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (17%), other ethnic groups (17%) and Mixed (13%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Finchley Central Station, about 1140 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Amberden Avenue, 180 metres away.

In 2024/25, Christ's College Finchley issued 41 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Christ's College Finchley are Brookland Infant and Nursery School (under 0.1 miles), Brookland Junior School (under 0.1 miles), St Theresa's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles) and Akiva School (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.