OFSTED
1 February 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Brent
Trust
KINGSBURY HIGH SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
2,001
2,001 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
921
46.0% of pupils
Male pupils
1,080
54.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.3 pts
above England
School
34.1%
Brent
25.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
62.3 pts
above England
School
82.6%
Brent
60.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Brent
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
20.0%
400
Any other Asian background
17.2%
345
Indian
17.1%
343
Any other ethnic group
11.2%
225
African
10.2%
204
Pakistani
7.5%
150
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.9%
238 of
2,001 pupils
8.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.3
8.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.36 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.55%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.34 pts
higher than
England
School
6.55%
Brent
5.87%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.18%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.36 pts
higher than
England
School
20.18%
Brent
16.20%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.88%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.92 pts
lower than
England
School
0.88%
Brent
1.04%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
97.6%
5.3 pts
above England
Kingsbury High School
97.6%
Brent
92.0%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.