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Preston Manor School

All-through · Wembley · HA9 8NA

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 14 July 2022

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At a glance

1,902 pupils · 96% of 1,980 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
31.4% of pupils
English as additional language
65.3% of pupils
SEN support
8.3% of pupils
EHC plan
4.4% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.preston-manor.com
URN
139319

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.63 first-choice applications per place

49 places offered · 31 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.42 first-choice applications per place

180 places offered · 75 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 6900.31 m (≈4.29 mi)

measured in a straight line.

Cutoff distance by entry year

23
25
26

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Cutoff distances as published by the local authority (source). Siblings and other priority groups are offered places first; cutoffs move year to year.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 4789.53 m (≈2.98 mi)

measured in a straight line.

Cutoff distance by entry year

24
25
26

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Cutoff distances as published by the local authority (source). Siblings and other priority groups are offered places first; cutoffs move year to year.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
72%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
12%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

GCSE results (2024/2025)

250 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
46.2
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
65.2%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
40.4%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.2
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C-
28.3
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
22.4%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£8,705
Typical all-through school£7,730

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
91%
Continuing in education
90%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
1%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
74%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
11%
Any sustained destination
87%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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