Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School

About Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School

Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School is one of the highest-performing primary schools in Westminster, holding an Outstanding rating from Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in 2019 and an ungraded inspection in 2024 that confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The single most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined: 92 per cent, which places the school third out of 31 primaries in the local authority and in the top 1.3 per cent nationally. That figure is well above the Westminster average of 74 per cent, and it’s backed by strong individual subject scores — 92 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in each of reading, writing and maths separately. The school also performs strongly at the higher standard, with 21 per cent of pupils achieving greater depth across all three subjects, and maths stands out with 75 per cent reaching the higher threshold.

Ofsted’s inspection team rated leadership and management, early years provision and overall effectiveness all as Outstanding, and the school has improved since its previous Good rating in 2013. Progress scores are not available in the data, but the raw attainment figures are striking: an average reading score of 111 and an average maths score of 113, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive — 93 per cent of respondents would recommend the school, and 70 per cent strongly agreed that their child is happy there. The school’s ranking score of 92 puts it in the top five per cent of London primaries, and it sits alongside two other Church of England schools — Hampden Gurney and St Mary’s Bryanston Square — as the top performers in Westminster.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 92 applications for 29 places, with 27 first-preference applications and 26 first-preference offers. Nearly half of pupils (47.9 per cent) are eligible for free school meals, reflecting a genuinely diverse intake. Facilities include a sports hall, forest school, art studios, a sensory room and a chapel, and the school offers a range of clubs including eco club, science club, choir and drama. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. With a nursery on site and a Church of England character, this is a school that combines strong academic outcomes with a broad, inclusive offer — particularly well suited to families in central London who want a high-performing state primary with a clear sense of community.

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