Wembley High Technology College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Brent
East Lane, North Wembley, HA0 3NT
93
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 12/10/2022
Application demand
52%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.0%
19.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,555
Capacity used
Over capacity117%
1,330 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
52%
1st preference success rate
216 of 418 families who put it first got an offer
230
Places offered
1117
Total applications
4.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 418 | 216 | ● 52% |
| 2nd preference | 307 | 10 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 167 | 3 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 225 | 1 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1117 | 230 | 21% |
1st preference success by year
Brent lets families list 6 preferences. 131 applications came from outside the council area (10 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Thomas Best
- Address
- East Lane, North Wembley, HA0 3NT
- Phone
- 02083854800
- Local authority
- Brent
- Ward / constituency
- Northwick Park · Brent West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138457
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 73% | — | — |
| SEN support | 1% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WEMBLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,555 pupils · 1,330 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
12 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,298 pupils
Attendance
93.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 65.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.43 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 83% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 93% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.34 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.69 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 63.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 75.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 88.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 92.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.17 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 306 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.9 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 31.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 116 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 378 | 62% | 83% | 93% | |
| English Literature | 309 | 43% | 78% | 92% | |
| English Language | 305 | 32% | 75% | 86% | |
| Religious Studies | 294 | 52% | 82% | 89% | |
| Spanish | 289 | 54% | 76% | 87% | |
| Geography | 240 | 63% | 87% | 93% | |
| Combined Science | 211 | 33% | 68% | 78% | |
| History | 121 | 73% | 91% | 94% | |
| Business | 116 | 41% | 78% | 88% | |
| Other Sciences | 104 | 33% | 66% | 81% | |
| Art and Design | 102 | 28% | 63% | 78% | |
| Biology | 94 | 81% | 97% | 97% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 80 | 25% | 57% | 74% | |
| Economics | 42 | 10% | 38% | 76% | |
| Biology | 37 | 11% | 32% | 57% | |
| Physics | 33 | 9% | 33% | 48% | |
| Chemistry | 33 | 3% | 36% | 52% | |
| Psychology | 31 | 13% | 45% | 68% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 26 | 38% | 62% | 88% | |
| History | 24 | 4% | 38% | 67% | |
| Geography | 13 | 15% | 23% | 54% | |
| Sociology | 13 | 31% | 54% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 13 | 0% | 8% | 23% | |
| Business Studies | 11 | 0% | 27% | 82% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 14366: Wembley High Technology College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 21 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 79% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 80% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Brent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.