North Brent School

Brent · NW10 2UF

General information Secondary School · 11-18 years Who goes here 521 pupils, 40.3% FSM

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North Brent School

General Information

Address: Neasden Lane, London, NW10 2UF – View on map
Phone: 02083736419
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Edward Martin
Age range: 11-18 years
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

521 pupils out of 1150 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 210
% eligible for free school meals: 40.3%
Pupil mix: 9 in 10 (more mixed than the Brent average)
English as an additional language: 56% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 56.3% a year (Brent 20.6%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 50% moved to another school, 50% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Brent: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 42 (2.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 53 (2.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Brent, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 18.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 16.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 29 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 27 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 14 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.

GCSE Subjects Offered

Photography
English Language
English Literature
Geography
Maths (General)
Religious Studies
Spanish
Science Double Award

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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7th of 10 secondary schools in Brent for Ofsted rating

#5Kingsbury High SchoolGood
#6Newman Catholic CollegeGood
#7North Brent SchoolGood
#8Preston Manor SchoolGood
#9Queens Park Community SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Ark Elvin AcademyOutstanding
#2Michaela Community SchoolOutstanding
#3Wembley High Technology CollegeOutstanding
#4JFSGood
#5Kingsbury High SchoolGood
#6Newman Catholic CollegeGood
#7North Brent SchoolGood
#8Preston Manor SchoolGood
#9Queens Park Community SchoolGood
#10Saint Claudine's Catholic School for GirlsGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £10,495 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

2nd of 17 secondary schools in Brent for spending per pupil

#1Newman Catholic College£10,893
#2North Brent School£10,495
#3JFS£10,419
#4Harris Lowe Academy Willesden£9,684

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Newman Catholic College£10,893
#2North Brent School£10,495
#3JFS£10,419
#4Harris Lowe Academy Willesden£9,684
#5Ark Elvin Academy£9,521
#6Kingsbury High School£9,095
#7Menorah High School for Girls£9,007
#8Michaela Community School£8,753
#9Preston Manor School£8,705
#10Ark Academy£8,639
#11Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls£8,586
#12St Gregory's Catholic Science College£8,272
#13Wembley High Technology College£8,268
#14Queens Park Community School£8,193
#15E-ACT Crest Academy£7,877
#16Claremont High School£7,806
#17Alperton Community School£7,790

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Brent: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered