Kingsbury High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · London, Brent
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.48 miles
Sibling · Published by Brent Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Kingsbury High School is a secondary school in London, Brent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 1 February 2024. Brent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Kingsbury High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 3.48 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 3.57 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 5.85 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 under the sibling criterion, for children with a brother or sister at the school, lived 3.48 miles away.
- That 2026 Year 7 distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2024, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 215 first-choice applications for 330 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 115 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 235 of the 539 applications (44%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Brent, and 102 offers went to them.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Brent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Princes Avenue, Kingsbury, London, NW9 9JR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Brent
- Pupils on roll
- 2,001 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 1 February 2024
Strengths
- “The school has successfully created a vibrant, inclusive culture where pupils succeed.”
- “Leaders have high expectations for all pupils.”
- “A high value is placed on the ethos and values that pupils learn, for example as a Unicef Rights Respecting School.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, the checking and addressing of pupils’ understanding are sometimes missed.”
- “This means that errors and misconceptions in pupils’ work continue.”
- “While many pupils take advantage of extra-curricular activities, there is not yet a consistently strong take-up across the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 215 first-preference applications, 330 offers in total, 215 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Brent.
- JFS 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Claremont High School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Gregory's Catholic Science College 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Michaela Community School 1.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- E-ACT Crest Academy 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wembley High Technology College 2.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ark Elvin Academy 2.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- North Brent School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published