Best Secondary Schools in Brent

We checked all 22 secondary schools in Brent and list every one: 15 ranked, then 7 without a rank.

Schools checked
22
Ranked
15
Without a rank
7

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Brent. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Brent also has 62 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Brent. Secondary schools are also ranked across all of London.

Ranked secondary schools in Brent

  1. 1

    Michaela Community School

    Free school, 747 pupils, inspected May 2017

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    77.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    97.4%

  2. 2

    Wembley High Technology College

    Academy, 1,555 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    63.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    75.5%

  3. 3

    St Gregory's Catholic Science College

    Academy, 1,175 pupils, inspected March 2019

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    60.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    67.6%

  4. 4

    Claremont High School

    Academy, 1,695 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    54.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    61%

  5. 5

    JFS

    Local authority maintained, 2,091 pupils, inspected April 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    64.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    79%

  6. 6

    Ark Academy

    Academy, 1,639 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to exceptional
    Attainment 8
    51.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50.6%

  7. 7

    Alperton Community School

    Academy, 1,929 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    49.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50.6%

  8. 8

    Queens Park Community School

    Academy, 1,328 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    51.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    57.3%

  9. 9

    Ark Elvin Academy

    Academy, 1,314 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    45.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.2%

  10. 10

    Kingsbury High School

    Academy, 2,001 pupils, inspected September 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.9%

  11. 11

    Preston Manor School

    Academy, 1,902 pupils, inspected May 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    40.4%

  12. 12

    Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls

    Academy, 858 pupils, inspected April 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.6%

  13. 13

    Harris Lowe Academy Willesden

    Academy, 1,149 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.9%

  14. 14

    E-ACT Crest Academy

    Academy, 1,116 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    39.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    36.3%

  15. 15

    Newman Catholic College

    Local authority maintained, 582 pupils, inspected September 2011

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    35.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    22.7%

Secondary schools in Brent without a rank