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State-funded · Secondary · Brent

Queens Park Community School

Academy converter · Ages 11 to 19 · Mixed · 1,328 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type
Academy converter (state-funded)
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Pupils
1,328 census January 2026
Capacity
1,250
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Headteacher
Ms Jude Enright
Trust
QUEENS PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Address
Aylestone Avenue, London, NW6 7BQ
Borough
Brent
Telephone
02084381700
DfE reference (URN)
138609

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 497%
In a sustained education destination95%
Going to a school sixth form61%
Going to a sixth-form college8%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider25%
In a sustained apprenticeship1%
In sustained employment1%
Whose destination was not sustained1%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 209 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 study82%
Progressing to higher education56%
Progressing to further education1%
In a sustained apprenticeship3%
In sustained employment18%
Whose destination was not sustained7%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 97 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.

209 first-preference applications and 563 applications naming it at any preference for 212 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 2026212209563
September 2025212247585
September 2024216242609
September 2023213221628

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 graded inspection, 28 January 2025

No overall grade was given: Ofsted had stopped using one for state schools.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth-form provision
Good

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Ofsted ungraded inspection, 4 December 2019: School remains Good

An ungraded inspection confirms or questions the previous grade; it does not set a new one.

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Last overall grade: Good, given on 7 March 2012

(inspection of the predecessor school, Queens Park Community School)

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: 49.9 · 2023/24: 49.8
    51.1This school51.7Brent46.1England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 49% · 2023/24: 56%
    57%This school54%Brent45%England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 70% · 2023/24: 73%
    72%This school71%Brent65%England, state-funded
  • % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 42% · 2023/24: 29%
    35%This school60%Brent40%England, state-funded
  • EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.49 · 2023/24: 4.33
    4.50This 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 · 211 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

  • A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C+ · 2023/24: C+
    B-This schoolB-BrentB-England, state-funded
  • A level average point score per entry2022/23: 32.7 · 2023/24: 34.4
    35.7This school37.8Brent35England, state-funded
  • Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 33 · 2023/24: 34.8
    36.3This school38.9Brent35.8England, state-funded
  • % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 12% · 2023/24: 16%
    15%This school23%Brent18%England, state-funded
  • A level value added score2023/24: 0.21
    0.27This 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 · 99 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
28.2% January 2026
English as an additional language
51.3%
Receiving SEN support
23%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
3%
Girls / boys
49% / 51%

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
7% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
18.8%
Pupils per teacher
18.7 2025/26

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

Places

Places
1,365
Pupils on roll
1,326

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).

Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 16 · Mixed · Brent

130 pupils

Independent · All-through · Ages 8 to 16 · Girls · Brent

103 pupils

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

1,149 pupils · Attainment 8 41.6 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

Bales College

0.8 miles

Independent · Senior · Ages 11 to 20 · Mixed · Westminster

77 pupils · A level average D+ (2024/25) · £7,320 a term (2026-27)

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