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Michaela Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
North End Road, Wembley, London HA9 0UU · michaela.education · 020 8795 3183
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 77.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Brent 51.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 7.79 mi
- 12.54 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Siblings At The School · Brent Council
- Demand for places
- 2.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 747
- 89% of 840 places
- Local authority
- Brent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 39.7%
- First language not English
- 68.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Siblings At The School” went to a home 7.79 mi (12.54 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 3.63 mi (5.84 km). Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Brent Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 286 families put the school first and 112 places were offered; 31% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 112 | 286 | 2.6▲ | 31% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 118 | 231 | 2▲ | 34% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 115 | 245 | 2.1▲ | 33% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 118 | 225 | 1.9▲ | 34% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 120 | 213 | 1.8▲ | 38% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Siblings At The School | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 7.79 mi12.54 km | |
| September 2025 | 3.63 mi5.84 km | |
| September 2024 | 3.18 mi5.11 km | |
| Year 7 – Children Who Live Within A 5 Mile Radius | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.06 mi6.53 km | |
| September 2025 | 3.52 mi5.66 km | |
| September 2024 | 4.27 mi6.87 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 77.6, and 97.4% 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 A- (48.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲77.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲97.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲74.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.50 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 82.8 | +17.8 |
| Sixth form college | 9.5 | −8 |
| Further education | 3.4 | −4.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.6 | −0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | −1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 students | A- (48.1) | Average -0.02 | |
| 61 students | A- (48.1) | Average -0.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 52 | A (49.2) | -0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 36 | A- (48) | — |
| 2021/22 | 45 | A (49.1) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 84.6 | +1.6 |
| Other education | 1.9 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 5.8 | +1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | −4.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | — |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Michaela Community School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 10 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (102 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 102
- 14% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 58% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied