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Michaela Community School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 80 79.6 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL A- A- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
79.6 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
99.2% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
82% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+2.56 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 77.6[6] 97.4%[6]
2023/24 79.2[4] 95.7%[4] +2.56[4]
2022/23 72.6[7] 93%[7] +2.37[7]
2021/22 74[8] 95%[8] +2.27[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
A- 2024/25[3]
Earlier years
YearA-level average grade
2023/24 A[9]
2022/23 A-[10]
2021/22 A[11]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
10 May 2023[12]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[12]
Report published
9 Jul 2023[12]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[12]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Outstanding[12]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
23 May 2017[13] S5 Inspection[13] Outstanding[13]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
8.3 Entry Sept 2026[14]
Applications (any preference)
925 Entry Sept 2026[14]
First preferences
286 Entry Sept 2026[14]
Places offered
112 Entry Sept 2026[14]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place
Entry Sept 2025 759[14] 231[14] 118[14] 6.4[14]
Entry Sept 2024 841[14] 245[14] 115[14] 7.3[14]
Entry Sept 2023 864[14] 225[14] 118[14] 7.3[14]
Entry Sept 2022 782[14] 213[14] 120[14] 6.5[14]

Character & practicalities

Type
Free schools[1]
Ages
11–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
840[1]
Trust
MICHAELA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST[1]
Local authority
Brent[1]
Website
https://michaela.education/[1]
District
Brent[15]
Postcode
HA9 0UU[1]
URN
140862[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
744 2024/25[16]
English as an additional language
72.4% 2024/25[16]
SEN support
18.2% 2024/25[16]
EHC plan
2.8% 2024/25[16]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
38.4% 2024/25[16]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    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.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2016/17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.