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Best secondary schools in Brent

13 of 16 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Brent schools · primary schools

Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — 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.

# School Progress 8 Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Michaela Community School London 2.56 Outstanding oversubscribed 2.55 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 Wembley High Technology College North Wembley 1.43 Outstanding oversubscribed 1.58 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 JFS Harrow 1.16 Good declining oversubscribed 1.23 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls London hidden gem 0.8 Good undersubscribed 0.55 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 Alperton Community School Wembley hidden gem 0.79 Good about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 St Gregory's Catholic Science College Harrow 0.73 Outstanding about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Claremont High School Harrow 0.59 Not judged oversubscribed 1.31 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Kingsbury High School London hidden gem 0.36 Good undersubscribed 0.65 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 Ark Elvin Academy London hidden gem 0.35 Outstanding improving undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Harris Lowe Academy Willesden London 0.23 Not judged undersubscribed 0.5 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 Queens Park Community School London 0.08 Not judged about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 E-ACT Crest Academy London hidden gem -0.03 Good undersubscribed 0.48 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 Newman Catholic College London hidden gem -0.21 Good undersubscribed 0.42 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Brent

3 further secondary schools with no published Progress 8 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.

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