This schoolOther secondary schools in Brent
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 July 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 23 May 2012Graded inspection: Good · as Preston Manor School, URN 101567
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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 entry452 applications · 180 places offered · 75 named it first
- 2026 2.5; Brent median median 2.5
- 2025 2.6; Brent median median 2.5
- 2024 3.0; Brent median median 2.8
- 2023 3.7; Brent median median 2.5
- 2022 3.5; Brent median median 2.1
- 2021 3.8; Brent median median 2.3
- 2020 4.4; Brent median median 2.4
- 2019 4.8; Brent median median 2.5
- 2018 5.5; Brent median median 2.6
- 2017 4.7; Brent median median 2.9
- 2016 4.7; Brent median median 3.0
- 2015 4.4; Brent median median 2.5
- 2014 4.7; Brent median median 2.6
- This school
- Brent median
Reception entry, September 2026: 2.9 per place (141 applications for 49 places).
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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 | 180 | 452 | 2.5 | 75 | 0.42 |
| Sep 2025 | 192 | 492 | 2.6 | 58 | 0.30 |
| Sep 2024 | 192 | 568 | 3.0 | 89 | 0.46 |
| Sep 2023 | 179 | 656 | 3.7 | 101 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2022 | 180 | 634 | 3.5 | 78 | 0.43 |
| Sep 2021 | 197 | 757 | 3.8 | 110 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2020 | 184 | 816 | 4.4 | 96 | 0.52 |
| Sep 2019 | 186 | 888 | 4.8 | 111 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2018 | 180 | 983 | 5.5 | 129 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2017 | 242 | 1,143 | 4.7 | 227 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 241 | 1,123 | 4.7 | 199 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2015 | 240 | 1,060 | 4.4 | 166 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2014 | 239 | 1,117 | 4.7 | 185 | 0.77 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 239 | 46.9 | 53% | 67% | – |
| 2024/25 | 250 | 46.2 | 40% | 65% | – |
| 2023/24 | 246 | 47.3 | 44% | 65% | +0.25 |
| 2022/23 | 248 | 44.0 | 44% | 61% | +0.02 |
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
- Preston Manor SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.5applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · Brent20266.0applications per place 56.7Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · BrentRemains Outstanding20238.3applications per place 79.6Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · BrentOutstanding20232.9applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · BrentOutstanding20224.9applications per place 59.4Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Brent20262.3applications per place 66.4Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · BrentGraded · no overall grade20253.7applications per place 51.8Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · BrentStandards maintained20252.8applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · Brent20262.2applications per place 49.1Attainment 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 converter
- Phase
- All-through
- URN · DfE number
- 139319 · 304/5410
- Trust
- Preston Manor Academy Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,980 pupils · 1,902 on roll
- Free school meals
- 31.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 February 2013
- Replaced
- Preston Manor School (URN 101567)
- Address
- Carlton Avenue East, Wembley, HA9 8NA
- Local authority
- Brent
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources