Preston Manor School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 14 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Brent
Unique reference
139319
Address
Carlton Avenue East, HA9 8NA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1927 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
65.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
28.3%
Persistent absence
24.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.4%
Pupil ethnicities
Other 19.9%
Indian 18.5%
Other White 14.1%
African 12.9%
Other Asian 7.8%
Pakistani 7.2%
Caribbean 6.6%
Mixed 5.2%
White British 2.3%
Other Black 2.3%
Unclassified 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAbove average2.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 8%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award8
ArabicGCSE11
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE32
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE23
BiologyGCSE71
Business Studies:SingleGCSE131
ChemistryGCSE69
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE50
English LanguageGCSE250
English LiteratureGCSE239
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Preston Manor School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
38
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
29
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
34
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes23.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.2
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
41
17
24
Year 1
56
27
29
Year 2
60
34
26
Year 3
62
33
29
Year 4
61
30
31
Year 5
62
32
30
Year 6
61
32
29
Year 7
254
139
115
Year 8
247
141
106
Year 9
252
143
109
Year 10
247
125
122
Year 11
254
135
119
Year 12
136
55
81
Year 13
134
56
78
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
92.3%
85.5%
Further education
31.0%
24.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
52.0%
59.5%
35.2%
Sixth form college
6.0%
8.3%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
0.7%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
0.2%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
3.5%
5.7%
Destination unknown
6.0%
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
78.0%
82.0%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
13.0%
32.5%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
2.8%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022