OFSTED
6 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Brent
Trust
WEMBLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
521
521 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
257
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
264
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.5 pts
above England
School
40.3%
Brent
25.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
35.4 pts
above England
School
55.7%
Brent
60.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Brent
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
16.7%
87
Indian
15.9%
83
Any other ethnic group
15.5%
81
Any other Asian background
13.8%
72
Any other White background
8.4%
44
Any other Black background
6.1%
32
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
19.0%
99 of
521 pupils
1.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.2 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.66 pts
higher than
England
School
6.87%
Brent
5.87%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.32%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.51 pts
higher than
England
School
18.32%
Brent
16.20%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.24%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.56 pts
lower than
England
School
1.24%
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
45.3%
47.0 pts
below England
North Brent School
45.3%
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.