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Preston Manor School[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 4–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 47 46.9 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C- C- 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 72% 72% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
46.9 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
52.7% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
12.1% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.25 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 46.2[7] 40.4%[7]
2023/24 47.3[5] 43.5%[5] +0.25[5]
2022/23 44[8] 44%[8] +0.02[8]
2021/22 52.9[9] 61%[9] +0.43[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
7.1% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C[11] 8.2%[11]
2022/23 C[12] 3.9%[12]
2021/22 C[13] 9%[13]
2018/19 C-[14] 8.4%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
72% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
12% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
106 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
106 2024/25[4]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 60%[16] 8%[16] 105[16] 106[16]
2022/23 66%[17] 8%[17] 105[17] 106[17]
2018/19 64%[18] 9%[18] 103[18] 106[18]
2017/18 49%[19] 3%[19] 103[19] 103[19]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[20]
School sixth form
52% 2022/23[20]
Sixth-form college
6% 2022/23[20]
Further education college
31% 2022/23[20]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[20]
Employment
1% 2022/23[20]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 96%[21] 56%[21] 14%[21] 24%[21] 1%[21]
2020/21 96%[22] 55%[22] 8%[22] 30%[22] 1%[22] 1%[22]
2019/20 96%[23] 55%[23] 12%[23] 27%[23]
2018/19 97%[24] 51%[24] 11%[24] 33%[24] 1%[24]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
87% 2022/23[25]
Education
76% 2022/23[25]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[25]
Employment
11% 2022/23[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 82%[26] 70%[26] 1%[26] 10%[26]
2020/21 95%[27] 85%[27] 2%[27] 8%[27]
2019/20 91%[28] 85%[28] 2%[28] 4%[28]
2018/19 92%[29] 78%[29] 2%[29] 11%[29]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
78% 2021/22[30]
Top third of most selective universities
13% 2021/22[30]
Russell Group universities
25% 2019/20[31]
Oxford or Cambridge
1% 2019/20[31]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 89%[32] 30%[32]
2019/20 89%[31] 26%[31] 25%[31] 1%[31]
2018/19 84%[33] 15%[33] 13%[33] 1%[33]
2017/18 86%[34] 25%[34] 26%[34] 1%[34]

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
13 Jul 2022[35]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[35]
Report published
21 Sep 2022[35]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[35]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good[35]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
Date not published[36] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[36] No overall grade[36]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.5 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Applications (any preference)
452 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences
75 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Places offered
180 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences per place
0.4 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 492[37] 58[37] 192[37] 2.6[37] 0.3[37]
Entry Sept 2024 568[37] 89[37] 192[37] 3.0[37] 0.5[37]
Entry Sept 2023 656[37] 101[37] 179[37] 3.7[37] 0.6[37]
Entry Sept 2022 634[37] 78[37] 180[37] 3.5[37] 0.4[37]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.9 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Applications (any preference)
141 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences
31 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Places offered
49 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences per place
0.6 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 135[37] 29[37] 38[37] 3.6[37] 0.8[37]
Entry Sept 2024 137[37] 21[37] 38[37] 3.6[37] 0.6[37]
Entry Sept 2023 159[37] 34[37] 44[37] 3.6[37] 0.8[37]
Entry Sept 2022 141[37] 23[37] 42[37] 3.4[37] 0.5[37]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
4–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1980[1]
Trust
PRESTON MANOR ACADEMY TRUST[1]
Local authority
Brent[1]
Website
http://www.preston-manor.com[1]
District
Brent[38]
Postcode
HA9 8NA[1]
URN
139319[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1927 2024/25[39]
English as an additional language
65.3% 2024/25[39]
SEN support
8.4% 2024/25[39]
EHC plan
4.4% 2024/25[39]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
31.3% 2024/25[39]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
16.1%[40]
Mixed
5.6%[40]
Asian
36%[40]
Black
21.6%[40]
Any other ethnic group
20.1%[40]
Unclassified
0.7%[40]

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.

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