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E-ACT Crest Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy

Crest Road, Neasden, London NW2 7SN · crestacademy.e-act.org.uk · 020 8452 4842

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
39.9
average Attainment 8 score. Brent 51.5, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Brent Council
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,116
68% of 1,650 places
Local authority
Brent
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
54%
First language not English
73.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
E-Act

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Brent Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 106 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 91 (Places 205)91September 2023: 97 (Places 252)97September 2024: 70 (Places 190)70September 2025: 66 (Places 116)66September 2026: 51 (Places 106)51Places 106
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026106510.5100%
September 2025Sept 2025116660.6100%
September 2024Sept 2024190700.4100%
September 2023Sept 2023252970.4100%
September 2022Sept 2022205910.4100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.9, and 36.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Brent it was 51.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (25 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 42.5 (England 46.3)42.52017/18: 44.3 (England 46.5)44.32018/19: 40.6 (England 46.7)40.62021/22: 43.6 (England 48.8)43.62022/23: 43.2 (England 46.3)43.22023/24: 41.1 (England 45.9)41.12024/25: 39.9 (England 46.0)39.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼39.946.0
▼36.3%45.4%
▼58.5%64.8%
▼37.7%40.5%
▼3.684.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form40.3−7.5
Sixth form college17.2+6
Further education32.6+8.7
Other education0.9—
Apprenticeship0.9—
Employment0.4−0.1
Not in a lasting destination3.9−7.8
Activity not captured3.9−1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 19.7 (England 30.5)D2016/17: 22.0 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 14.5 (England 32.1)E+2018/19: 21.4 (England 32.9)D2021/22: 18.6 (England 37.9)D2022/23: 22.3 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 18.3 (England 34.4)D-2024/25: 25.0 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
78 studentsD+ (25)Below average -0.25
78 studentsD+ (25)Below average -0.25
38 studentsMerit+ (29.2)Average +0.21
22 studentsMerit+ (28.4)Average -0.36
12.2%AAB or better
93%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2466D- (18.3)-0.67
2022/2351D+ (22.3)—
2021/227D (18.6)—
2018/1941D (21.4)-0.26
2017/1845E+ (14.5)-0.48
2016/1751D+ (22)-0.17
2015/16102D (19.7)-0.12

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University41.8−30.9
Further and other education3.3—
Further education2.2—
Other education1.1—
Apprenticeship2.2−3.9
Employment18.7+15.7
Not in a lasting destination20.9+11.8
Activity not captured13.2+4.1

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected E-ACT Crest Academy on 24 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
24 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2015Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    16 to 19 study programmesInadequate

What parents said

79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (87 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
79%
Positive
73%
Replies
87
7% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼70% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼77% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved●76% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn●76% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well●77% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests●78% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly●73% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 94% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼38% agreeEngland 43%

based on 16 parents (18%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●61% agreeEngland 63%

based on 18 parents (21%) with SEND

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