Christ Church Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Barnet
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Barnet · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2015–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Christ Church Primary School is a primary school in Barnet for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 October 2022. Barnet has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Christ Church 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 1.089 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.869 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, but a last distance was published in both earlier years, and it swung sharply between some years.
- 2026 Reception entry had 16 first-choice applications for 24 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 30% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Barnet schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Byng Road, Christ Church Primary School, Barnet, EN5 4NS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Barnet
- Pupils on roll
- 217 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this caring school.”
- “Leaders and staff know their pupils very well.”
- “Pupils are at the heart of everything leaders do.”
To improve
- “Further up the school, occasionally, teachers do not check enough what pupils know and understand.”
- “In a few subjects, this means that pupils develop gaps in their knowledge.”
- “In Years 1 to 6, low-level disruption in class occasionally disrupts delivery of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 2022 (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) | 77% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 16 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 Barnet.
- Foulds School 0.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Monken Hadley CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Whitings Hill Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Underhill School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Catherine's RC School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Cromer Road Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Livingstone Primary and Nursery School 2.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published