E-ACT Crest Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 9 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Brent
Unique reference
135973
Address
Crest Road, Neasden, NW2 7SN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1206 (65% of total capacity)
Boys
55.6%
Girls
44.4%
First language not English
74.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
48.5%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.2%
Pupil ethnicities
Other 36.3%
African 17.2%
Other White 12%
Mixed 9.5%
Pakistani 5.3%
Other Asian 5.1%
Caribbean 4.5%
Unclassified 3.6%
Indian 2.9%
White British 1.7%
Other Black 1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 38%
Local authority average 61%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 36%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 39.7
Local authority average 51.3
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.66
Local authority average 4.78
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award27
Health StudiesTechnical Award16
ArabicGCSE56
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE23
BiologyGCSE33
Business Studies:SingleGCSE52
ChemistryGCSE33
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE20
English LanguageGCSE211
English LiteratureGCSE209
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

E-ACT Crest Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
116
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
66
2nd preference
18
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
66
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
166
92
74
Year 8
220
119
101
Year 9
226
127
99
Year 10
235
127
108
Year 11
226
134
92
Year 12
45
22
23
Year 13
88
49
39
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
92.3%
85.5%
Further education
23.0%
24.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
52.0%
59.5%
35.2%
Sixth form college
9.0%
8.3%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
0.7%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
0.2%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
3.5%
5.7%
Destination unknown
8.0%
3.3%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
70.0%
82.0%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
15.0%
32.5%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
6.0%
1.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.8%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022