Wembley High Technology College

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 19

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

1,555 census January 2026

Capacity

1,330

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Headteacher

Mr Thomas Best

Trust

WEMBLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Address

East Lane, North Wembley, HA0 3NT

Borough

Brent

Telephone

02083854800

DfE reference (URN)

138457

Website

whtc.co.uk

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

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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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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Open days and tours

1. Sixth-form open evening · 16+Thursday 15 October 2026

   16+ Book or read more

Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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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.

364 first-preference applications and 1,125 applications naming it at any preference for 230 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

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: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 88.5% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98.8% were offered one of their preferences (3,128 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

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

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: 61.3 · 2023/24: 65.1
  63.5This school51.7Brent46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 64% · 2023/24: 83%
  76%This school54%Brent45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 78% · 2023/24: 93%
  89%This school71%Brent65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 90% · 2023/24: 92%
  93%This school60%Brent40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 5.81 · 2023/24: 6.34
  6.17This 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 · 306 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B- · 2023/24: B-
  BThis schoolB-BrentB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 37.8 · 2023/24: 36.7
  38.9This school37.8Brent35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 38.8 · 2023/24: 38.6
  40.7This school38.9Brent35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 24% · 2023/24: 27%
  32%This school23%Brent18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.08
  -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 · 116 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

16.9% January 2026

English as an additional language

70.6%

Receiving SEN support

8.5%

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

7% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

19.8%

Pupils per teacher

13.7 2025/26

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

Places

Places

1,654

Pupils on roll

1,546

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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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Wembley High Technology College and Ark Elvin Academy1.1 miles apart
• Wembley High Technology College and Michaela Community School1.4 miles apart
• Wembley High Technology College and Harrow High School1.4 miles apart
• Wembley High Technology College and St Gregory's Catholic Science College1.4 miles apart

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