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Alperton Community School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 49 49.1 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B B 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
49.1 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
48.8% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
14.5% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.79 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 49.6[6] 50.6%[6]
2023/24 51.9[4] 55.2%[4] +0.79[4]
2022/23 51.2[7] 53%[7] +0.82[7]
2021/22 51.4[8] 55%[8] +0.74[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
18.3% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[10] 16%[10]
2022/23 B[11] 22.7%[11]
2021/22 B[12] 35.3%[12]
2018/19 C-[13] 15.5%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
94% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
63% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
5% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
25% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
2% 2021/22[15]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 94%[15] 74%[15] 6%[15] 13%[15] 0%[15] 2%[15]
2020/21 99%[16] 74%[16] 21%[16] 0%[16] 2%[16]
2019/20 94%[17] 79%[17] 1%[17] 13%[17] 0%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 94%[18] 74%[18] 2%[18] 15%[18] 1%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
86% 2022/23[19]
Education
60% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
7% 2022/23[19]
Employment
19% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 86%[20] 64%[20] 8%[20] 14%[20]
2020/21 81%[21] 67%[21] 3%[21] 10%[21]
2019/20 93%[22] 81%[22] 4%[22] 8%[22]
2018/19 91%[23] 73%[23] 3%[23] 15%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
76% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
24% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
23% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
1% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 80%[26] 25%[26]
2019/20 85%[25] 29%[25] 23%[25] 1%[25]
2018/19 85%[27] 20%[27] 22%[27] 2%[27]
2017/18 79%[28] 20%[28] 18%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
24 Mar 2026[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
17 May 2026[29]
Inclusion
Strong standard[29]
Achievement
Strong standard[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[29]
Leadership and governance
Strong standard[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Strong standard[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
13 Jul 2021[30] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
Date not published[31] Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[31] Good[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.2 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
694 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
287 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
321 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.9 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 708[32] 314[32] 322[32] 2.2[32] 1.0[32]
Entry Sept 2024 675[32] 253[32] 324[32] 2.1[32] 0.8[32]
Entry Sept 2023 714[32] 274[32] 322[32] 2.2[32] 0.9[32]
Entry Sept 2022 673[32] 281[32] 322[32] 2.1[32] 0.9[32]

Admissions

Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
324 Entry Sept 2027[33]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1970[1]
Trust
ALPERTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL[1]
Local authority
Brent[1]
Website
www.alperton.brent.sch.uk[1]
District
Brent[34]
Postcode
HA0 4JE[1]
URN
138610[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1924 2024/25[35]
English as an additional language
74.1% 2024/25[35]
SEN support
8.5% 2024/25[35]
EHC plan
1.1% 2024/25[35]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
23.6% 2024/25[35]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
6.2%[36]
Mixed
4.7%[36]
Asian
58.8%[36]
Black
13%[36]
Any other ethnic group
6.9%[36]
Unclassified
10.4%[36]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quote
    Allocation of places 6.1 Published admission number (PAN) The school's Admissions Number for Year 7 to Year11 is 324. (p. 5)
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