Side by side
Menorah High School for Girls and North Brent School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Menorah High School for Girls is a girls' school; North Brent School takes boys and girls.
- The two schools are 0.9 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Menorah High School for Girls | North Brent School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register | State-funded: Free school DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 18 DfE register | 11 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Girls DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 422 DfE register | 521 DfE register |
| Religious character | Jewish DfE register | Not published |
| Borough | Brent DfE register | Brent DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Not published | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 20 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 20 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 75 first preferences for 53 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 208 first preferences for 210 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 4 December 2024: Improved significantly Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 6 March 2024: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 66.7 (2024/25) DfE | Suppressed (small cohort) (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 85% (2024/25) DfE | Suppressed (small cohort) (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | B (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| A level: points per entry | 40.6 (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 98% (left 2022/23) DfE | Not published |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 41% (left 2022/23) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 4.1% DfE register | 40.3% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 15.4% school census 2024/25 | 57.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 15.9% school census 2024/25 | 12% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 11.8 DfE workforce census | 14.5 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 7.9% DfE, 2024/25 | 6.9% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.