Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · London, Westminster
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.529 miles
Published by Westminster City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School is a primary school in London, Westminster for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 22 May 2024. Westminster has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.529 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 1.870 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.489 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.844 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 0.410 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.529 miles away, the 4th shortest of 8 Westminster primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2020, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 27 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 21 offers went to first-choice families and 6 first-choice families (22%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Westminster schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cosway Street, Marylebone, London, NW1 5NS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Westminster
- Pupils on roll
- 218 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 22 May 2024
Strengths
- “The school has high ambition for all pupils to achieve.”
- “They enjoy school, work hard and want to learn.”
- “Pupils achieve highly across subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 78% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 27 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westminster.
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Gateway Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Wood Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's RC Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St James & St John Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published