North Brent School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–18 · London, Brent
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.85 miles
Sibling · Published by Brent Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
North Brent School is a secondary school in London, Brent for ages 11–18 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 March 2024. Brent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
North Brent 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 | 4.85 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 3.36 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.93 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 in 2026 drew 208 first-choice applications for 210 offers, giving 1.0 first choices per offer, the 6th highest of 14 Brent secondary schools.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 147 offers went to first-choice families and 61 first-choice families were not offered a place; 63 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The last Year 7 distance offered in 2026 was 4.85 miles, for children with a sibling at the school; it was further than in 2025 and 2024, and the longest of the 3 years.
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
- Neasden Lane, London, NW10 2UF
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Brent
- Pupils on roll
- 521 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They are clear that their teachers are supportive and available to help them when needed.”
- “As a result, pupils are happy and feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, a few pupils struggle to keep up with the pace of teaching, including some with SEND.”
- “As a result, these pupils do not remember well what they have learned.”
- “The school is aware of individuals who require additional help, but some pupils are not receiving the support they are entitled to and need to keep up with their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 208 first-preference applications, 210 offers in total, 147 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.
- Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- E-ACT Crest Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newman Catholic College 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harris Lowe Academy Willesden 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Queens Park Community School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Michaela Community School 1.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Ark Elvin Academy 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Alperton Community School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published