Preston Manor School
All-through · Academy converter · Ages 4–19 · Wembley, Brent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.98 miles
Sibling · Published by Brent Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: 4.30 mi
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Preston Manor School is an all-through school in Wembley, Brent for ages 4–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 July 2022. Brent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Preston Manor 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.98 mi |
| Year 7 2026 | 4.30 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 2.36 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.01 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 621.37 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.55 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Reception place went to a child with a sibling at the school, living 2.98 miles away, further than in 2025 but nearer than in 2024.
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last place offered went to a child with a sibling at the school, living 4.30 miles away.
- Reception 2026 drew 31 first-choice applications for 49 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 18 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
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
- Carlton Avenue East, Wembley, HA9 8NA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Brent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,902 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 July 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders have high expectations for all pupils from the Reception class through to Year 13.”
- “Pupils in all phases of the school behave well in lessons and around the school at break and lunchtime.”
- “In class, pupils work hard and listen to their teachers.”
To improve
- “Leaders are currently developing the curriculum in the primary phase to make it more ambitious.”
- “In some subjects such as Design and Technology, art and history, leaders are working currently to ensure the curriculum develops pupils’ knowledge equally strongly.”
- “At times, the support teachers give to the weakest readers does not swiftly address the mistakes they make and help them to catch up quickly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.2 | 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 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 31 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 75 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 75 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Brent.
- Ashley College 0.2 mi Outstanding
- St Christopher's Prep School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ark Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Buxlow School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lycee International de Londres 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Wembley Manor 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Corner School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Phoenix Arch School 1.4 mi Good