Best primary schools in Brent
51 of 63 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Brent schools · secondary schools
Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.
- 51 of 63 rated Good or Outstanding
- 4 oversubscribed on first preference
- 10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
- Median Met expected standard (RWM): 69.0% (best 96.0%)
| # | School | Met expected standard (RWM) | Ofsted | Places | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ark Franklin Primary Academy London | 96.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.59 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 2 | Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School London | 93.0% | Outstanding | — | approximate |
| 3 | St Joseph's Catholic Junior School Wembley | 91.0% | Good | — | approximate |
| 4 | St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School London | 91.0% | Outstanding improving | oversubscribed 1.22 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 5 | East Lane Primary School Wembley | 88.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 6 | Sinai Jewish Primary School Harrow | 86.0% | Not judged | about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 7 | Princess Frederica CofE Primary School London | 84.0% | Good | about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 8 | Park Lane Primary School Wembley | 81.0% | Good | about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 9 | North West London Jewish Day School London hidden gem | 80.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 10 | Uxendon Manor Primary School Harrow | 79.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 11 | Harris Primary Academy South Kenton Wembley | 78.0% | Inadequate | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 12 | St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School London | 77.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 13 | Barham Primary School Wembley | 76.0% | Good | about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 14 | Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy London | 76.0% | Good | about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 15 | Gladstone Park Primary School London | 76.0% | Good | about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 16 | Sudbury Primary School Wembley | 76.0% | Good improving | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 17 | Islamia Primary School London | 75.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 18 | Mitchell Brook Primary School London | 75.0% | Good | about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 19 | St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School London | 75.0% | Good | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 20 | Newfield Primary School London | 74.0% | Good improving | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 21 | John Keble CofE Primary School London hidden gem | 73.0% | Good improving | undersubscribed 0.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 22 | Salusbury Primary School London | 73.0% | Not judged improving | about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 23 | St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary School London | 72.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 24 | Wembley Primary School Wembley | 71.0% | Not judged | undersubscribed 0.66 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 25 | Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School London | 69.0% | Good | about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 26 | Kingsbury Green Primary School London hidden gem | 69.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 27 | Mora Primary School London hidden gem | 69.0% | Good improving | undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 28 | Anson Primary School London | 68.0% | Good | about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 29 | Christ Church CofE Primary School Brondesbury hidden gem | 68.0% | Good improving | undersubscribed 0.56 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 30 | Elsley Primary School Wembley | 68.0% | Good | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 31 | Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School London | 68.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 32 | Chalkhill Primary School Wembley hidden gem | 66.0% | Good improving | undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 33 | Kilburn Grange School London | 65.0% | Good | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 34 | Donnington Primary School London hidden gem | 64.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 35 | Northview Junior and Infant School London | 64.0% | Good | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 36 | Oakington Manor Primary School Wembley | 63.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 37 | Wykeham Primary School London | 63.0% | Not judged improving | about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 38 | Harlesden Primary School London | 62.0% | Good | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 39 | Leopold Primary School | 62.0% | Good | about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 40 | St Mary's CofE Primary School London hidden gem | 62.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 41 | St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School London | 61.0% | Good | — | approximate |
| 42 | Brentfield Primary School London | 58.0% | Good | about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 43 | Preston Park Primary School Wembley | 57.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 44 | Oliver Goldsmith Primary School London | 54.0% | Good | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 45 | St Mary's RC Primary School London | 52.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 46 | Fryent Primary School London | 51.0% | Not judged improving | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 47 | Lyon Park Primary School Wembley | 50.0% | Good | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 48 | Roe Green Junior School London | 49.0% | Good | — | approximate |
| 49 | The Stonebridge School London | 49.0% | Requires improvement improving | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 50 | Furness Primary School London hidden gem | 43.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 51 | The Kilburn Park School Foundation London | 37.0% | Good improving | — | approximate |
Also in Brent
12 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Brent, not a fairer one.
- Bnos Beis Yaakov Primary School Ofsted: Good
- Buxlow School
- Carlton Vale Infant School Ofsted: Good
- Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School Ofsted: Outstanding hidden gem
- Malorees Primary School Ofsted: Good
- Maple Walk School
- Mount Stewart Infant School
- Mount Stewart Junior School
- Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School Ofsted: Outstanding
- Roe Green Infant School Ofsted: Good
- St Christopher's Prep School
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Ofsted: Good
Applying in Brent
Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.
- Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
- Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
- Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
- Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.
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