Academy sponsor led · Brent

E-ACT Crest Academy

11–19Ages
1,116Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
135973URN

Crest Road, Neasden, London, NW2 7SN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

1.1 below Brent median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Brent

144 applications for 106 places · 16th of 16 in Brent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.0of 90

Brent 48.7 England 46.0

14th of 15 in Brent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 March 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision			Needs attention
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

24 March 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Year 7

1.1 below Brent median (2.5) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

144 applications · 106 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 1.4; Brent median median 2.5
2025 1.3; Brent median median 2.5
2024 0.9; Brent median median 2.8
2023 0.9; Brent median median 2.5
2022 1.0; Brent median median 2.1
2021 1.1; Brent median median 2.3
2020 1.4; Brent median median 2.4
2019 1.3; Brent median median 2.5
2018 1.1; Brent median median 2.6
2017 1.2; Brent median median 2.9
2016 1.2; Brent median median 3.0
2015 1.2; Brent median median 2.5
2014 2.0; Brent median median 2.6

More applications per place than the Brent median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Brent median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	106	144	1.4	51	0.48
Sep 2025	116	151	1.3	66	0.57
Sep 2024	190	173	0.9	70	0.37
Sep 2023	252	236	0.9	97	0.38
Sep 2022	205	199	1.0	91	0.44
Sep 2021	212	242	1.1	81	0.38
Sep 2020	223	312	1.4	102	0.46
Sep 2019	252	314	1.3	108	0.43
Sep 2018	260	284	1.1	96	0.37
Sep 2017	184	212	1.2	64	0.35
Sep 2016	172	209	1.2	68	0.40
Sep 2015	187	222	1.2	77	0.41
Sep 2014	78	152	2.0	51	0.65

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

221 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.014th of 15 in Brent

Brent 48.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths41%11th of 15 in Brent

Brent 49% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths55%

Brent 67% England 66%

This school
Brent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.03

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	221	40.0	41%	55%	–
2024/25	212	39.9	36%	59%	–
2023/24	233	41.1	39%	59%	−0.03
2022/23	207	43.2	38%	58%	+0.44

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

E-ACT Crest AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
Menorah High School for Girls
0.2 km · Barnet

Improved significantly2024

1.7applications per place 62.5Attainment 8
North Brent School
1.5 km · Brent

Good2024

2.7applications per place 51.8Attainment 8
Clarion
1.9 km · Barnet

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Hampstead School
2.5 km · Camden

Good2023

2.5applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
Michaela Community School
2.6 km · Brent

Remains Outstanding2023

8.3applications per place 79.6Attainment 8
Ark Academy
2.7 km · Brent

2026

6.0applications per place 56.7Attainment 8
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
2.8 km · Brent

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
2.8 km · Brent

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 42.6Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135973 · 304/6907
Trust: E-Act
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,650 pupils · 1,116 on roll
Free school meals: 54.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2009
Replaced: John Kelly Girls' Technology College (URN 101566)
Address: Crest Road, Neasden, London, NW2 7SN
Local authority: Brent

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources