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Mitchell Brook Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Bridge Road, Brent, London NW10 9BX · mbrook.brent.sch.uk · 020 8459 1392

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
75%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Brent 69%, England 62%
Last distance offered
0.47 mi
0.76 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Brent Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
615
89% of 690 places
Local authority
Brent
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
41.7%
First language not English
49.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.47 mi (758 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.06 mi (1.71 km). Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Brent Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 62 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 63 (Places 73)63September 2023: 58 (Places 68)58September 2024: 64 (Places 69)64September 2025: 61 (Places 60)61September 2026: 62 (Places 60)62Places 60
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202660621▲90%
September 2025Sept 202560611▲95%
September 2024Sept 202469640.9100%
September 2023Sept 202368580.9100%
September 2022Sept 202273630.9100%

Last distance offered

Reception – SiblingDistance
September 20261.68 mi2.70 km
September 20252.68 mi4.31 km
Reception – Any Other ApplicantDistance
September 20260.47 mi0.76 km
September 20251.06 mi1.71 km
Reception – All applicantsDistance
September 2024All

The council lists the school as undersubscribed for 2024: everyone who applied was offered a place.

Results

In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Brent it was 69%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 53% (England 53%)53%2016/17: 72% (England 61%)72%2017/18: 60% (England 64%)60%2018/19: 67% (England 65%)67%2022/23: 72% (England 60%)72%2023/24: 66% (England 61%)66%2024/25: 75% (England 62%)75%England 62%

Ofsted

Mitchell Brook Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
7 Nov 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2015Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
91%
Replies
90
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲92% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲93% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲88% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲78% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 68% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲76% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲100% agreeEngland 67%

based on 21 parents (23%) with SEND

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