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North Brent School

Free school · Secondary, ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · Sixth form

Part of WEMBLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Neasden Lane, London, NW10 2UF

020 8373 6419 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 6 March 2024
Pupils521Room for 1,150
First-choice applications per place1.0208 for 210 places, September 2026

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 6 March 2024.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
SafeguardingEffective

Read the full Ofsted reports for this school

Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.

What parents say

34 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 1 January 2024 and 6 January 2025.

Brent comparisons use the 6 of its 16 state secondary schools with comparable results. The other 10 have no published Parent View results (Ofsted only publishes a survey once at least 10 parents answer) or used Ofsted's newer questions, which we don't compare with the older ones.

StatementThis schoolBrentEngland
My child is happy at this school
82% 85% 88%
My child feels safe at this school
79% 86% 90%
The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
82% 78% 84%
Bullying was dealt with quickly and effectivelyOf 13 parents whose child had been bullied
31% 48% 50%
Concerns were dealt with properlyOf 20 parents who had raised a concern
60% 68% 76%
I would recommend this school to another parent
79%said yes 80% 84%

Parents choose whether to take part, so these answers may not represent all families. Figures are the share who agree or strongly agree. England figures are all parents answering the same questions over the same period, for state-funded schools. Brent figures pool parents at the Brent schools compared, from each school's latest survey, so survey dates differ between schools. The scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) agreement, and the dot marks this school among state schools of the same phase that used the same survey questions. The third it falls in is coloured: green for the top third, amber the middle, red the bottom. This survey used Ofsted's previous Parent View questions, which changed in November 2025. Source: Ofsted Parent View management information.

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Results

No test or exam results have been published for this school yet.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Brent. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.

How hard is it to get in?

For the September 2026 intake there were about one first-choice application for every place.

Places offered210
Families who put it first208
Of those, offered a place147 (71%)
Families who listed it at all557

First-choice applications per place: 2024: 0.6 · 2025: 0.8 · 2026: 1.0

This isn't your chance of getting a place. That depends on the school's admissions rules (for example siblings, distance or faith) and where you live. Source: DfE applications and offers, September 2026 intake.

Admissions dates and schools in Brent

Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolBrentEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years
 33.8% 29.0%* 28.9%
With an education, health and care plan
 1.9% 2.6%* 3.1%
Receiving special educational needs support
 12.0% 10.6%* 13.4%
English as an additional language
 57.8% 58.6%* 19.2%
Overall absence (sessions missed)
 6.9% 6.9%* 8.4%
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
 18.3% 20.4%* 23.4%
Suspensions per 100 pupils
 21.8 10.4 21.2
Pupils suspended at least once
 11.0% 6.2% 7.3%
Pupils permanently excluded0 pupils 0.00% 0.08% 0.23%
Pupils per teacher
 14.5 15.8 16.7
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff)
 11.6 11.9 11.8
Teachers who left during the year
 50.0% 17.7%* 14.2%*

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is North Brent School's Ofsted rating?

North Brent School was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 6 March 2024.

Would parents recommend North Brent School?

79% of the 34 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 1 January 2024 and 6 January 2025 said they would recommend North Brent School to another parent. Parents choose whether to respond, so this may not represent all families.

Is North Brent School oversubscribed?

For the September 2026 intake, 208 families put North Brent School as their first choice for 210 places: about one first-choice application for every place. 147 of those families were offered a place. Whether you get a place depends on the school's admissions rules and where you live.

Sources

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Page updated 26 September 2026.