SCHOOL PROFILE

Wembley High Technology College

Secondary Academy converter URN 138457
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,330 Published school capacity
Capacity used 116.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

12 October 2022
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Brent
Trust WEMBLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,555 1,555 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 744 47.8% of pupils
Male pupils 811 52.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.5%
8.3 pts below England
School 16.5%
Brent 25.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

65.3%
45.0 pts above England
School 65.3%
Brent 60.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Brent 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Indian
34.3%
533
Any other Asian background
19.2%
299
Any other ethnic group
9.4%
146
Pakistani
9.0%
140
African
7.8%
122
Any other White background
6.9%
108
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.0% 186 of 1,555 pupils
8.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.0%
Brent 18.0%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.0% 156 pupils
England 14.8% 4.8 pts below
EHC plans 1.9% 30 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 39
Speech, language & communication 36
Moderate learning difficulty 31
Other difficulty or disability 29
Autistic spectrum disorder 22
Specific learning difficulty 9

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

63.5 24.3 pts above England
School 63.5
Brent 45.6
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 75.5% England 36.0% 39.5 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 88.9% England 51.4% 37.5 pts above England
EBacc entry 92.8% England 30.6% 62.2 pts above England
EBacc average point score 6.17 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 1.43 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.98%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.76 pts higher than England
School 6.98%
Brent 5.87%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.80%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.98 pts higher than England
School 19.80%
Brent 16.20%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.31%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.49 pts lower than England
School 1.31%
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

116.9% 24.6 pts above England
Wembley High Technology College
116.9%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information