School admissions in Brent
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 50 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
54 schools. 10 received more first preferences than they had places.
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
16 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michaela Community School | 2.55 | 112 | not published |
| Wembley High Technology College | 1.58 | 230 | not published |
| Ark Academy | 1.32 | 131 | 1427.74 m (≈0.89 mi) |
| Claremont High School | 1.31 | 260 | 325.1 m (≈0.20 mi) |
| JFS | 1.23 | 338 | not published |
| St Gregory's Catholic Science College | 1.08 | 190 | not published |
| North Brent School | 0.99 | 210 | not published |
| Queens Park Community School | 0.99 | 212 | not published |
| Alperton Community School | 0.89 | 321 | 1584.73 m (≈0.98 mi) |
| Ark Elvin Academy | 0.78 | 205 | 2646.8 m (≈1.64 mi) |
| Kingsbury High School | 0.65 | 330 | 4981.1 m (≈3.10 mi) |
| Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls | 0.55 | 97 | not published |
| Harris Lowe Academy Willesden | 0.50 | 158 | not published |
| E-ACT Crest Academy | 0.48 | 106 | not published |
| Newman Catholic College | 0.42 | 62 | not published |
| Preston Manor School | 0.42 | 180 | 3126 m (≈1.94 mi) |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.