Michaela Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 10 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Brent
- Unique reference
- 140862
- Address
- North End Road, Wembley, HA9 0UU
- Website
- https://michaela.education/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 744 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 72.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32%
- Persistent absence
- 6.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.1%
African 24.6%
Other 15.7%
Indian 12.1%
Pakistani 11.8%
Other White 10.2%
Other Asian 9.7%
Mixed 5.3%
Caribbean 3.4%
Unclassified 2.8%
Other Black 1.3%
White British 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Chinese 0.8%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 74%
Local authority average 61%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 97%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 76.6
Local authority average 51.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 7.45
Local authority average 4.78
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 116 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 116 |
| French | GCSE | 110 |
| Geography | GCSE | 61 |
| Gujarati | GCSE | 1 |
| History | GCSE | 28 |
| Italian | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Michaela Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 118
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 231
- 2nd preference
- 171
- 3rd preference
- 141
- From another Local Authority
- 93
Offers
- 1st preference
- 79
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 13
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 125 70 55 |
| Year 8 | 125 61 64 |
| Year 9 | 123 59 64 |
| Year 10 | 125 71 54 |
| Year 11 | 119 62 57 |
| Year 12 | 64 29 35 |
| Year 13 | 63 27 36 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 92.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 17.0% 24.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 69.0% 59.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 8.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 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 | 2.0% 3.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 91.0% 82.0% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 71.0% 32.5% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.8% 2.4% |