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State-funded · Secondary · Brent

Kingsbury High School

Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · 2,001 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type
Academy converter (state-funded)
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Pupils
2,001 census January 2026
Capacity
2,050
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Headteacher
Mr Alex Thomas
Trust
KINGSBURY HIGH SCHOOL
Address
Princes Avenue, Kingsbury, London, NW9 9JR
Borough
Brent
Telephone
02082063000
DfE reference (URN)
137685

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Where leavers went

Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)

Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 492%
In a sustained education destination91%
Going to a school sixth form60%
Going to a sixth-form college3%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider28%
In a sustained apprenticeshipSuppressed (small cohort)
In sustained employment1%
Whose destination was not sustained5%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 319 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study

Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study88%
Progressing to higher education76%
Progressing to further education1%
In a sustained apprenticeship1%
In sustained employment9%
Whose destination was not sustained5%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 169 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

  1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

    National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

    Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

    Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

215 first-preference applications and 539 applications naming it at any preference for 330 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 2026330215539
September 2025332231647
September 2024332237633
September 2023332228646

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Brent: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 70.4% of applicants were offered their first preference and 93.1% were offered one of their preferences (3,253 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted ungraded inspection, 1 February 2024: School remains Good

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Last overall grade: Good, given on 16 September 2014

Historic. This is the last time Ofsted gave the school a single overall grade. Overall grades were abolished for state schools in September 2024.

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

  • Attainment 8 score2022/23: 48.6 · 2023/24: 48.6
    47.3This school51.7Brent46.1England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 46% · 2023/24: 49%
    44%This school54%Brent45%England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 66% · 2023/24: 68%
    63%This school71%Brent65%England, state-funded
  • % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 87% · 2023/24: 88%
    33%This school60%Brent40%England, state-funded
  • EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.54 · 2023/24: 4.60
    4.18This school4.81Brent4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 296 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

  • A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B · 2023/24: B-
    C+This schoolB-BrentB-England, state-funded
  • A level average point score per entry2022/23: 39.6 · 2023/24: 35.1
    34.9This school37.8Brent35England, state-funded
  • Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 40.9 · 2023/24: 35
    35.8This school38.9Brent35.8England, state-funded
  • % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 26% · 2023/24: 20%
    16%This school23%Brent18%England, state-funded
  • A level value added score2023/24: 0.04
    -0.03This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 135 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
35.2% January 2026
English as an additional language
65.4%
Receiving SEN support
9.7%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
1.9%
Girls / boys
47% / 53%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence
6.6% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
20.2%
Pupils per teacher
16.3 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places
2,123
Pupils on roll
2,003

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

JFS

0.7 miles

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · Brent

2,091 pupils · Attainment 8 64.6 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · Harrow

1,139 pupils · Attainment 8 39.1 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · Brent

1,695 pupils · Attainment 8 54.8 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

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