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Location

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About

Welcome to Christ's College Finchley, a modern, forward-looking school that combines cutting-edge provision in teaching and learning with traditional values. We pursue academic excellence for all pupils, resolute in the belief that every pupil has great potential and should be given the opportunity to fulfil it.

The school combines the best teaching with skilled innovation and creativity to provide a rich environment for pupils to progress. Our incredible teachers and their dynamic approach to delivering a traditional education through a contemporary curriculum and modern teaching methods allows us to nurture each pupil as an individual.

At Christ's College Finchley, we advocate a holistic approach to education with a focus on the development of the whole child, not just their academic credentials; therefore students are also encouraged to develop skills and expertise outside of the classroom through our extensive enrichment programme.

I am determined that every pupil will be able to reflect on their time at Christ's College Finchley as happy and fulfilling, and having provided the foundations needed for their long-term future success.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
  • Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion

Key facts

URN
137388
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Barnet
Constituency
Finchley and Golders Green
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2011

Governing body (21 current, 3 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

17 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Jenny Aylen Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Naomi Estelle Angell Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Paul Brett Reid Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr John Bowra Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026
Mr John Bowra Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Maria Nieves Echevarria Ubieta Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Joanna Ireland Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Janet Angela LeighMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2025
Mr Ronan Gruenbaum Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Adrian Mark Sieff Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Professor Nicholas Gallent Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Dr Ruth Hill Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2024
Mr Michael Philip Francis Wiffen Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024
Mr Michael Philip Francis Wiffen Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Dr Nuran GonulkmirmazTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Farnoush BikdeliTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Arta Dedaj-Salad Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Steven Charley Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Alison McMillan Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026
Ms Judith WadsworthChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2022
Mr Clive David Goldstein Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2018
Mr Nikunj Vinod Pindoriya Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mr John Bowra Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Josephine Mary McMorrow Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2022 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record