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Schools in Brent · DfE, Ofsted

Brent’s state schools outscore 84% of towns in England

In reading, writing and maths together, 67% of Brent’s eleven-year-olds met the expected standard, below London’s towns (70%) but above towns in England (62%). 90 state-funded schools are located in Brent’s built-up area. Brent grades A− for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #24 of 33 in London. Ofsted is shown, not graded.

67%meet the KS2 standard 51.2Attainment 8 #24of 33 in London

State schools

62 primary, 17 secondary

Reading, writing & maths

67%

meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25

England’s schools: 62%

Attainment 8

51.2

GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47.3

Grade 5+ English & maths

54%

a strong pass in both · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47%

Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about Brent’s schools

11 of 17secondaries beat England’s average GCSE score; 34 of 55 primaries beat its KS2 average 93%meet the KS2 standard at St Joseph's Roman, with 24% on free school meals

Strong at both ages

Brent’s secondary results beat 80% of English towns; its primary results beat 79%. 67% of the London borough’s 11-year-olds meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England and 67% across Brent. The spread between primaries is wide: 96% at Ark Franklin Primary Academy, 41% at Roe Green Junior School. Every school’s result ↓

St Joseph's Roman beats its intake

Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually get lower results. At St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, 24% of pupils are on free school meals and 93% meet the expected standard; a typical school in England with that intake reaches 62%. Results and intake ↓

Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.

School Grade

Brent grades A− for schools

Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.

Primary: reading, writing and maths at 11 (67% meet the standard)Better than 79% of towns in England

Secondary: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (51.2 and 54%)Better than 80% of towns in England

Each of Brent’s 55 primaries: % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2023–25)

Each of Brent’s 17 secondaries: Attainment 8 (2025/26)

England’s average schoolBrent’s average school

The primary figure: 56 primaries in the town, 10,454 pupils in results over three years. The secondary figure: 17 secondaries in the town, 3,298 pupils in results. Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.

Results and intake

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

Schools with more pupils on free school meals tend to get lower results. The dashed line is the typical school in England for each level of free school meals; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot above the band is doing better than schools like it.

Primaries: KS2 reading, writing and maths against free school meals

Secondaries: Attainment 8 against free school meals

The share of pupils on free school meals runs from 1% at North West London Jewish Day School to 64% at Kilburn Grange School. Against schools with the same intake, Michaela Community School does best: 80 with 40% on free school meals, where a typical school would reach 44. 41 of 54 primaries and 13 of 17 secondaries are above the line.

Show as a table

School	Free school meals	Result	Typical for that intake	Difference
Michaela Community SchoolAttainment 8	40%	80	44	+36
Ark Franklin Primary AcademyKS2 %	19%	96%	63%	+33
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	24%	93%	62%	+31
East Lane Primary SchoolKS2 %	10%	93%	66%	+27
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior SchoolKS2 %	23%	88%	62%	+26
Ark AcademyKS2 %	42%	81%	57%	+24
St Joseph's Catholic Junior SchoolKS2 %	10%	89%	66%	+23
Braintcroft E-ACT Primary AcademyKS2 %	43%	76%	57%	+19
Islamia Primary SchoolKS2 %	34%	77%	59%	+18
Park Lane Primary SchoolKS2 %	29%	76%	60%	+16
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	44%	71%	56%	+15
St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	8%	81%	67%	+14
Kilburn Grange SchoolKS2 %	64%	65%	51%	+14
Mitchell Brook Primary SchoolKS2 %	42%	71%	57%	+14
Princess Frederica CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	9%	80%	66%	+14
Ark AcademyAttainment 8	42%	57	43	+13
St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	39%	71%	58%	+13
Sinai Jewish Primary SchoolKS2 %	3%	81%	68%	+13
Newfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	50%	67%	55%	+12
North West London Jewish Day SchoolKS2 %	1%	79%	68%	+11
JFSAttainment 8	5%	66	56	+10
Sudbury Primary SchoolKS2 %	25%	72%	62%	+10
Mora Primary SchoolKS2 %	27%	71%	61%	+10
Wembley Primary SchoolKS2 %	26%	71%	61%	+10
North Brent SchoolAttainment 8	40%	52	44	+8
Wembley High Technology CollegeAttainment 8	17%	59	52	+8
Gladstone Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	35%	66%	59%	+7
Uxendon Manor Primary SchoolKS2 %	9%	73%	66%	+7
Menorah High School for GirlsAttainment 8	4%	63	56	+6
Preston Manor SchoolKS2 %	31%	66%	60%	+6
Chalkhill Primary SchoolKS2 %	32%	65%	60%	+5
Barham Primary SchoolKS2 %	14%	69%	65%	+4
Kingsbury Green Primary SchoolKS2 %	25%	66%	62%	+4
Harlesden Primary SchoolKS2 %	53%	58%	54%	+4
Harris Lowe Academy WillesdenAttainment 8	53%	43	39	+4
Wykeham Primary SchoolKS2 %	30%	64%	60%	+4
Kingsbury High SchoolAttainment 8	35%	49	45	+3
St Gregory's Catholic Science CollegeAttainment 8	13%	57	53	+3
Salusbury Primary SchoolKS2 %	19%	66%	63%	+3
The Kilburn Park School FoundationKS2 %	51%	57%	54%	+3
John Keble CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	33%	62%	60%	+2
Anson Primary SchoolKS2 %	32%	62%	60%	+2
E-ACT Crest AcademyAttainment 8	54%	40	39	+1
Northview Junior and Infant SchoolKS2 %	45%	57%	56%	+1
Claremont High SchoolAttainment 8	20%	52	51	+1
Brentfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	58%	57%	+1
Beis Yaakov Primary SchoolKS2 %	2%	69%	68%	+1
St Mary's RC Primary SchoolKS2 %	37%	59%	58%	+1
Malorees Primary SchoolKS2 %	19%	64%	63%	+1
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for GirlsAttainment 8	45%	43	42	+1
Leopold Primary SchoolKS2 %	39%	58%	58%	+0
Preston Manor SchoolAttainment 8	31%	47	47	+0
Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	28%	61%	61%	+0
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior SchoolKS2 %	28%	61%	61%	+0
Alperton Community SchoolAttainment 8	25%	49	49	−0
St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary SchoolKS2 %	26%	61%	61%	−0
Queens Park Community SchoolAttainment 8	28%	47	48	−0
Donnington Primary SchoolKS2 %	39%	57%	58%	−1
Ark Elvin AcademyAttainment 8	42%	41	43	−2
Oliver Goldsmith Primary SchoolKS2 %	17%	61%	64%	−3
Furness Primary SchoolKS2 %	36%	53%	59%	−6
Preston Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	20%	57%	63%	−6
Newman Catholic CollegeAttainment 8	42%	36	43	−7
Oakington Manor Primary SchoolKS2 %	18%	56%	64%	−8
The Stonebridge SchoolKS2 %	56%	45%	53%	−8
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	37%	49%	58%	−9
Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary SchoolKS2 %	3%	56%	68%	−12
Elsley Primary SchoolKS2 %	24%	50%	62%	−12
Fryent Primary SchoolKS2 %	21%	48%	63%	−15
Lyon Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	14%	50%	65%	−15
Roe Green Junior SchoolKS2 %	14%	41%	65%	−24

Free school meals: pupils eligible now, DfE January 2026 census. The typical-school line is a straight-line fit across every graded school in England. It describes; it doesn’t grade: the School Grade uses results alone.

Getting a place

How school places work in Brent

Brent Council handles applications for every state school in Brent, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.

Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.

Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.

Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.

When a school is full

Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 26 of Brent’s 77 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.

Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work

How full each school is

Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%; 14 schools are at or over it.

Our Lady of Grace incl. nursery126%

Wembley High Technology College117%

St Gregory's111%

Ark Elvin110%

St Robert Southwell incl. nursery107%

St Andrew and St Francis incl. nursery107%

Queens Park Community106%

Menorah High School for Girls106%

Oliver Goldsmith incl. nursery105%

Ark Franklin incl. nursery105%

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Donnington incl. nursery104%

Claremont High101%

Islamia100%

Wykeham incl. nursery100%

Ark incl. nursery99%

Our Lady of Grace99%

Anson incl. nursery99%

Sudbury incl. nursery99%

Mora incl. nursery99%

Barham incl. nursery98%

Alperton Community98%

Kingsbury High98%

Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah incl. nursery98%

Chalkhill incl. nursery97%

Kingsbury Green incl. nursery97%

JFS97%

Roe Green Junior96%

Preston Manor96%

Braintcroft E-ACT incl. nursery96%

Princess Frederica incl. nursery96%

Harris Lowe Academy Willesden96%

Sinai Jewish incl. nursery95%

Northview Junior and Infant incl. nursery95%

St Joseph's95%

St Joseph's Roman incl. nursery95%

Park Lane incl. nursery95%

St Joseph's incl. nursery94%

Lyon Park incl. nursery94%

Roe Green Infant incl. nursery94%

Our Lady of Lourdes incl. nursery93%

Salusbury incl. nursery92%

St Margaret Clitherow incl. nursery92%

Wembley incl. nursery92%

Gladstone Park incl. nursery91%

John Keble incl. nursery91%

Elsley incl. nursery90%

Uxendon Manor incl. nursery90%

Kilburn Grange90%

Mitchell Brook incl. nursery89%

Michaela Community89%

Oakington Manor incl. nursery87%

Beis Yaakov incl. nursery86%

St Mary's incl. nursery83%

Saint Claudine's82%

Leopold incl. nursery82%

Fryent incl. nursery79%

Preston Park incl. nursery77%

Convent of Jesus and Mary incl. nursery76%

East Lane75%

Harlesden incl. nursery73%

North West London Jewish Day incl. nursery71%

E-ACT Crest68%

Brentfield incl. nursery67%

St Mary Magdalen's63%

Furness incl. nursery59%

Christ Church58%

Newman58%

Harris Academy South Kenton58%

Newfield incl. nursery51%

The Stonebridge incl. nursery51%

St Mary's incl. nursery50%

North Brent45%

Malorees incl. nursery40%

The Kilburn Park School Foundation23%

Carlton Vale Infant incl. nursery19%

DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.

The schools

90 state schools in Brent

Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.

Letters of Brent’s schoolsA 27B 22C 19D 319 without a letter

Primary schools60 · best KS2 results first

Ark Franklin Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁺

96% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

663 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

East Lane Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

A⁺

93% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

631 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁺

93% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

484 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

St Joseph's Catholic Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁺

89% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

266 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁺

88% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

238 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Sinai Jewish Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Jewish

81% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

658 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

81% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

449 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Princess Frederica CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

80% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

431 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

North West London Jewish Day School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Jewish

79% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

192 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Harris Primary Academy South Kenton

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

610 pupilsOfsted: Inadequate 2023

Islamia Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Muslim

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

420 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

76% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

661 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Park Lane Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

76% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

454 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Uxendon Manor Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

73% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

673 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Sudbury Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

920 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Wembley Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

824 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Mitchell Brook Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

615 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

434 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Mora Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

415 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Mary's CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

178 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Mount Stewart Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Academy

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Good 2024

Barham Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

914 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Beis Yaakov Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Jewish, girls

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

442 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Newfield Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

67% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

236 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

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Salusbury Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

626 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Gladstone Park Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

623 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Kingsbury Green Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

576 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Chalkhill Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

460 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Kilburn Grange School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Free school

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

188 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Wykeham Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

449 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Malorees Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

197 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Anson Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

418 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

John Keble CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

411 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Oliver Goldsmith Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

443 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

227 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

216 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Christ Church CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

138 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Mary's RC Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

175 pupilsOfsted: Good 2019

Leopold Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

515 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Brentfield Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

420 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Harlesden Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

306 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Preston Park Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

616 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Donnington Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

218 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Northview Junior and Infant School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

214 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

The Kilburn Park School Foundation

Primary · ages 7–11 · Foundation

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

55 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Oakington Manor Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

639 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Jewish, boys

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

199 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Furness Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

321 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Lyon Park Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

50% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

868 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Elsley Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

50% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

758 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

222 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Fryent Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

48% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

662 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

The Stonebridge School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

45% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

335 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2023

Roe Green Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Community

41% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

462 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Roe Green Infant School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Community

No letter

451 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Joseph's Catholic Infant School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

No letter

255 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Academy · Roman Catholic

No letter

226 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

No letter

204 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Carlton Vale Infant School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Community

No letter

44 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Mount Stewart Infant School

Primary · ages 2–7 · Academy

No letter

Ofsted: Good 2024

All-through schools2 · primary and secondary in one

Ark Academy

All-through · ages 3–18 · Academy

56.7 Attainment 8 · 63% grade 5+ E&M

1,639 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Preston Manor School

All-through · ages 4–19 · Academy

46.9 Attainment 8 · 53% grade 5+ E&M

1,902 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Secondary schools15 · best GCSE results first

Michaela Community School

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Free school

A⁺

79.6 Attainment 8 · 99% grade 5+ E&M

747 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

JFS

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided · Jewish

A⁺

66.4 Attainment 8 · 82% grade 5+ E&M

2,091 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Menorah High School for Girls

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided · Jewish, girls

62.5 Attainment 8 · 81% grade 5+ E&M

422 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Wembley High Technology College

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Academy

59.4 Attainment 8 · 72% grade 5+ E&M

1,555 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2022

St Gregory's Catholic Science College

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Roman Catholic

56.5 Attainment 8 · 63% grade 5+ E&M

1,175 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

North Brent School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Free school

A⁻

51.8 Attainment 8 · 63% grade 5+ E&M

521 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Claremont High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

B⁺

51.8 Attainment 8 · 54% grade 5+ E&M

1,695 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Alperton Community School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

49.1 Attainment 8 · 49% grade 5+ E&M

1,929 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Kingsbury High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

48.7 Attainment 8 · 46% grade 5+ E&M

2,001 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Queens Park Community School

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Academy

47.4 Attainment 8 · 47% grade 5+ E&M

1,328 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Harris Lowe Academy Willesden

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

43.3 Attainment 8 · 37% grade 5+ E&M

1,149 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

E-ACT Crest Academy

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Academy

40 Attainment 8 · 41% grade 5+ E&M

1,116 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Ark Elvin Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

C⁻

40.9 Attainment 8 · 36% grade 5+ E&M

1,314 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Roman Catholic, girls

C⁻

42.6 Attainment 8 · 26% grade 5+ E&M

858 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Newman Catholic College

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic, boys

36 Attainment 8 · 30% grade 5+ E&M

582 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Special schools, nurseries and colleges13 · no letter: their results don’t compare

The Village School

Special school · ages 3–19 · Academy

No letter

306 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Manor School

Special school · ages 4–11 · Academy

No letter

218 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Woodfield School

Special school · ages 11–19 · Academy

No letter

191 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

The Avenue School

Special school · ages 4–18 · Free school

No letter

116 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

College Green School and Services

Nursery · ages 3–4 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

93 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre

Nursery · ages 2–4 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

90 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Wembley Manor

Special school · ages 11–16 · Free school

No letter

85 pupils

Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

67 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Phoenix Arch School

Special school · ages 4–11 · Community

No letter

55 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Granville Plus Nursery School

Nursery · ages 0–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

40 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Brent River College

Alternative provision · ages 5–16 · Pupil referral unit

No letter

37 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Roundwood School and Community Centre

Alternative provision · ages 11–16 · Free school

No letter

30 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Ashley College

Alternative provision · ages 5–18 · Pupil referral unit

No letter

5 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.

Ofsted

Ofsted report cards

Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.

Outstanding 9Good 25Report card 13Requires improvement 1Inadequate 1Ungraded inspection only 40No published grade 1

Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 13 of Brent’s 90 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.

School	Safeguarding	Achievement	Curriculum and teaching	Inclusion	Attendance and behaviour	Personal development and well-being	Leadership and governance	Early years	Sixth form
Roe Green Junior SchoolJuly 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Needs attention	Needs attention	—	—
College Green School and ServicesJune 2026	Met	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	—	—
Elsley Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Harlesden Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	—
Northview Junior and Infant SchoolJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
JFSApril 2026	Met	Exceptional	Exceptional	Strong standard	Strong standard	Exceptional	Exceptional	—	Exceptional
Islamia Primary SchoolApril 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Ark AcademyApril 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard
Alperton Community SchoolMarch 2026	Met	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—	Strong standard
E-ACT Crest AcademyMarch 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	Needs attention
Furness Primary SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Roundwood School and Community CentreJanuary 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—	—
Park Lane Primary SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—

Who runs them

20 academy trusts and the council

Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.

Run by	Schools	Pupils	Their letters
All Saints' TrustSt Gregory's, Our Lady of Grace, Our Lady of Grace, St Margaret Clitherow, St Mary's	5	2,030	AA⁺B⁻C⁺
Chrysalis Multi Academy TrustClaremont High, Sudbury, Mount Stewart Infant, Mount Stewart Junior	4	2,615	B⁺A⁻B⁺
Ark SchoolsArk, Ark Elvin, Ark Franklin	3	3,616	AC⁻A⁺
Wembley Multi Academy TrustWembley High Technology College, East Lane, North Brent	3	2,707	AA⁺A⁻
Rise Partnership TrustManor, The Avenue, Wembley Manor	3	419	—
E-ActE-ACT Crest, Braintcroft E-ACT	2	1,777	CA
Harris FederationHarris Lowe Academy Willesden, Harris Academy South Kenton	2	1,759	CA
Excellence In Education TrustOakington Manor, Furness	2	960	CC⁻
Compass Learning PartnershipThe Village, Woodfield	2	497	—
Kingsbury High SchoolKingsbury High	1	2,001	B
Alperton Community SchoolAlperton Community	1	1,929	B
Preston Manor Academy TrustPreston Manor	1	1,902	B
Queens Park Community School Academy TrustQueens Park Community	1	1,328	B
Diocese of Westminster Academy TrustSaint Claudine's	1	858	C⁻
Michaela Community Schools TrustMichaela Community	1	747	A⁺
Anthem Schools TrustGladstone Park	1	623	B
Ldbs Academies TrustSt Andrew and St Francis	1	434	A⁻
North West London Jewish Day SchoolNorth West London Jewish Day	1	192	A
Bellevue Place Education TrustKilburn Grange	1	188	B
Beckmead TrustRoundwood School and Community Centre	1	30	—
Brent CouncilJFS, Barham, Lyon Park, Wembley, Elsley, Uxendon Manor, Fryent, Sinai Jewish, Salusbury, Preston Park, Mitchell Brook, Newman, Kingsbury Green, Leopold, St Joseph's Roman, Roe Green Junior, Chalkhill, Park Lane, Roe Green Infant, St Robert Southwell, Wykeham, Oliver Goldsmith, Beis Yaakov, Princess Frederica, Menorah High School for Girls, Brentfield, Islamia, Anson, Mora, John Keble, The Stonebridge, Harlesden, St Joseph's, St Joseph's, Newfield, St Mary Magdalen's, Our Lady of Lourdes, Donnington, Northview Junior and Infant, Convent of Jesus and Mary, Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah, Malorees, St Mary's, Christ Church, College Green School and Services, Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre, Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre, Phoenix Arch, The Kilburn Park School Foundation, Carlton Vale Infant, Granville Plus Nursery, Brent River College, Ashley College	53	21,690	A⁺B⁺C⁻A⁻C⁻A⁻C⁻ABCA⁻DBC⁺A⁺DBAAB⁻B⁻B⁺AAC⁺AB⁻A⁻B⁻DC⁺A⁺BB⁻C⁻CCCB⁻A⁻B⁻C

After 16

Where Brent’s teenagers go at 16

In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.

Every state secondary in Brent has its own sixth form. The nearest college is St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College, a further-education college 3 miles away.

Secondaries with a sixth form

17 of 17

state schools in Brent

Colleges within 12 miles

nearest: St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College

Grammar schools in Brent

no selective state secondaries

College	Distance
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form CollegeFurther-education college · W10 6EY	3 mi
St Dominic's Sixth Form CollegeFurther-education college · HA1 3HX	3.5 mi
United Colleges GroupFurther-education college · W2 1NB	4.4 mi
Stanmore CollegeFurther-education college · HA7 4BQ	4.6 mi

Special needs

Special schools and alternative provision in Brent

Brent has 6 special schools (Manor, Phoenix Arch, The Avenue, The Village, Wembley Manor and Woodfield: 971 pupils) and 3 alternative provision schools, for pupils who can’t attend mainstream school for a time. A special-school place isn’t applied for like a mainstream one: for a child with an education, health and care plan (EHCP), Brent Council names the school in the plan, after asking the family’s preference. These schools have no letter, because their results don’t compare with mainstream schools’. Their cards ↑

Brent Council’s SEND Local Offer lists support beyond these schools.

Towns its size

15th of 35 English towns and cities of 238,000 to 460,000

Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns and cities either side of Brent, and the top and bottom of the group.

#	Town	Schools	KS2	Attainment 8	Grade 5+ E&M
1	Barnet London	A⁺	72%	57.6	65%
…
11	Hounslow London	A	69%	51.6	56%
12	Tower Hamlets London	A	71%	50.1	54%
13	Bexley London	A	68%	52.4	57%
14	Haringey London	A⁻	69%	49.8	51%
15	Brent London	A⁻	67%	51.2	54%
16	Hillingdon London	A⁻	66%	51.5	57%
17	Greenwich London	A⁻	71%	48.2	50%
18	Enfield London	A⁻	67%	48.3	49%
19	Lambeth London	B⁺	67%	47.3	47%
…
35	Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire	C⁻	59%	40.8	34%

Neighbours

Brent and the places around it

Coloured by School Grade.

EalingHarrowBarnetCamdenKensington and ChelseaHammersmith and FulhamWestminsterBrent

Town	Schools	KS2	Att. 8
Brent 90 schools	A⁻	67%	51.2
Ealing 94 schools · 3.7 mi	A	70%	53.1
Harrow 60 schools · 4.1 mi	A	71%	52.7
Barnet 130 schools · 4.4 mi	A⁺	72%	57.6
Camden 56 schools · 4.6 mi	A	73%	48.5
Kensington and Chelsea 38 schools · 4.6 mi	A⁺	75%	53.8
Hammersmith and Fulham 58 schools · 4.7 mi	A⁺	76%	56.7
Westminster 53 schools · 4.8 mi	A	72%	53.3

Hammersmith and Fulham has the best-graded schools nearby (A+). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Brent: 10% (England’s average school: 8%).
Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.

Questions about schools in Brent

Are schools in Brent good?

Brent’s state schools earn an A− against schools across England: primary results beat 79% of towns in England; secondary results beat 80% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Brent council.

What is the best secondary school in Brent?

On 2025/26 GCSE results, Michaela Community School: Attainment 8 of 79.6 and 99% with grade 5+ in English and maths, against 47.3 at the average school in England. Results are one measure; distance decides most places.

What is the best primary school in Brent?

On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, Ark Franklin Primary Academy: 96% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.

Do Brent secondary schools have sixth forms?

Yes, all 17 do.

How do I apply for a school place in Brent?

Through Brent Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).

How many schools in Brent are full?

14 of 75 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as places, on DfE’s January 2026 census. A full school still admits by its rules, usually distance after siblings.

How many state schools are in Brent?

90 open state-funded schools are located in Brent’s built-up area: 62 primary, 17 secondary and 11 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Brent’s state schools outscore 84% of towns in England

What stands out about Brent’s schools

Strong at both ages

St Joseph's Roman beats its intake

Brent grades A− for schools

Where Brent’s 90 state schools are

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

How school places work in Brent

When a school is full

How full each school is

90 state schools in Brent

Ofsted report cards

20 academy trusts and the council

Where Brent’s teenagers go at 16

Special schools and alternative provision in Brent

15th of 35 English towns and cities of 238,000 to 460,000

Brent and the places around it

What this data can and can’t tell you

Questions about schools in Brent