Voluntary aided school · Westminster

Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
218Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
101147URN

Cosway Street, Marylebone, London, NW1 5NS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingFeb 2019

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · May 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.6 above Westminster median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Westminster

95 applications for 30 places · 7th of 27 in Westminster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Westminster 75% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingFeb 2019

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

22 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
26 February 2019
Graded inspection: Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Westminster median (2.6) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

95 applications · 30 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Westminster median median 2.6
2025 3.2; Westminster median median 2.5
2024 3.2; Westminster median median 2.8
2023 2.7; Westminster median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Westminster median median 2.6
2021 3.6; Westminster median median 2.8
2020 3.2; Westminster median median 2.6
2019 2.7; Westminster median median 2.8
2018 2.4; Westminster median median 2.7
2017 2.9; Westminster median median 2.8
2016 3.0; Westminster median median 2.9
2015 3.0; Westminster median median 2.8
2014 3.1; Westminster median median 3.0

This school
Westminster median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	95	3.2	27	0.90
Sep 2025	29	92	3.2	27	0.93
Sep 2024	30	96	3.2	20	0.67
Sep 2023	30	82	2.7	29	0.97
Sep 2022	29	84	2.9	25	0.86
Sep 2021	27	96	3.6	21	0.78
Sep 2020	30	95	3.2	33	1.10
Sep 2019	30	80	2.7	25	0.83
Sep 2018	23	55	2.4	16	0.70
Sep 2017	23	66	2.9	19	0.83
Sep 2016	23	70	3.0	15	0.65
Sep 2015	27	81	3.0	18	0.67
Sep 2014	29	89	3.1	20	0.69

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 78% · Maths 100% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%12th of 31 in Westminster

Westminster 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Westminster 87% England 78%

Higher standard70%

Westminster 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Westminster 78% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Westminster 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Westminster 86% England 77%

Higher standard65%

Westminster 37% England 24%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Westminster median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	78%	13%	111	112
2023/24	92%	21%	111	113
2022/23	83%	9%	109	109

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2024

3.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Westminster

Good2023

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School
0.3 km · Westminster

Good2023

4.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Westminster

Good2023

4.8applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Gateway Academy
0.6 km · Westminster

Good2022

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Westminster

Outstanding2023
St John's Wood Primary School
1.3 km · Westminster

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Primary School
1.3 km · Westminster

Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St James & St John Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Westminster

2026

2.3applications per place 95%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101147 · 213/3653
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 218 on roll
Free school meals: 39.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cosway Street, Marylebone, London, NW1 5NS
Local authority: Westminster

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources