North Brent School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Brent
Neasden Lane, London, NW10 2UF
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/03/2024
Application demand
90%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
18.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
521
Capacity used
Has space45%
1,150 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
90%
1st preference success rate
174 of 194 families who put it first got an offer
230
Places offered
581
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 194 | 174 | ● 90% |
| 2nd preference | 145 | 30 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 111 | 14 | ● 13% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 131 | 12 | ● 9% |
| Total | 581 | 230 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Brent lets families list 6 preferences. 18 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Edward Martin
- Address
- Neasden Lane, London, NW10 2UF
- Phone
- 02083736419
- Local authority
- Brent
- Ward / constituency
- Roundwood · Brent East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143718
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 57% | — | — |
| SEN support | 3% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WEMBLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
521 pupils · 1,150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
06 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 322 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 1 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Combined Science | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Religious Studies | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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.