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Christ Church Primary School, Barnet EN5

Byng Road, Barnet, Hertfordshire EN5 4NS

Christ Church Primary School, Barnet EN5

10 reasons to choose Christ Church Primary School

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Christ Church Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Barnet and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.

School fundamentals

Christ Church Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.

Average class size

Christ Church Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Christ Church Primary School ranks in the top 14% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 31% of schools.

The Christ Church Primary School curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Most subjects are taught in cross curricular topics as a ‘Creative Curriculum’. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School to Year 2 and a residential trip in Year 6.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at Christ Church Primary School

School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Christ Church Primary School

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.45pm.

Find another school near Christ Church Primary School

Independent Prep Schools

Lyonsdown School (1.9 miles); Dwight School London Lower School (3.4 miles); Vita et Pax Preparatory School (3.8 miles).

State Primary Schools

Foulds School (0 miles); St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School, Barnet (1.2 miles); Whitings Hill Primary School (1.2 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Susi Earnshaw Theatre School (0.7 miles); Mount House School (St Martha’s School) (1.4 miles); Dwight School London (4.1 miles).

State Senior Schools

Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet (0.8 miles); Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School (0.9 miles); JCoSS (2.9 miles).

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