Church End

Summary

Church End (E02000046) is part of Barnet local authority (view on map). Church End has an approximate population of 7,000 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Church End neighbours North Finchley, West Finchley, Copthall & Downage, Fallow Corner, Finchley Central, and Hampstead Garden Suburb.

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  • 51% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
Guidance and data sources

Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Church End is the 11th least deprived area in Barnet (out of 42) with 28% of children living in low-income families, compared to 37% across Barnet and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Church End, 14% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 24% in Barnet and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Church End % in Barnet % in England
Eligible for free school meals 14% 24% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 86% 76% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Church End, 16% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 17% in Barnet, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Church End % in Barnet % in England
No special educational needs 85% 83% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 11% 12% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Church End, 43% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 52% in Barnet, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Church End % in Barnet % in England
White 55% 47% 67%
Asian 13% 16% 14%
Black 5% 10% 7%
Mixed 13% 12% 7%
Other 12% 12% 3%
Not known 3% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Church End with English as an additional language is 51%, compared with 48% in Barnet, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

51% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Church End % in Barnet % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 51% 48% 22%
Known or believed to be English 48% 52% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Church End has 9 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Church End
All childcare providers 9
Childminders 4
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

In Church End, there have been 2 full inspections of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: There have been no inspections of Achievement in Church End so no outcomes are available for this area.

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: There have been no inspections of Curriculum and teaching in Church End so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Church End. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 0 2 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Church End has no state-funded schools.

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