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E-ACT Crest Academy[1]

Secondary · ages 11–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 40 40.0 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL D+ D+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
40 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
41.2% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
8.6% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.03 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 39.9[6] 36.3%[6]
2023/24 41.1[4] 39.1%[4] -0.03[4]
2022/23 43.2[7] 38%[7] +0.44[7]
2021/22 43.6[8] 44%[8] +0.12[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
D+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
12.2% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 D-[10] 0%[10]
2022/23 D+[11] 0%[11]
2021/22 D[12]
2018/19 D[13] 0%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
86% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
52% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
9% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
23% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
2% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 85%[15] 48%[15] 11%[15] 24%[15] 0%[15] 2%[15]
2020/21 90%[16] 40%[16] 19%[16] 28%[16] 0%[16] 3%[16]
2019/20 91%[17] 33%[17] 23%[17] 32%[17] 0%[17] 2%[17]
2018/19 92%[18] 42%[18] 15%[18] 31%[18] 0%[18] 3%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
87% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
65% 2022/23[19]
Education
73% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
5% 2022/23[19]
Employment
9% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 82%[20] 73%[20] 73%[20] 6%[20] 3%[20]
2020/21 90%[21] 61%[21] 65%[21] 3%[21] 23%[21]
2019/20 92%[22] 83%[22] 87%[22] 2%[22] 3%[22]
2018/19 88%[23] 76%[23] 85%[23] 2%[23] 2%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
70% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
15% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
3% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 80%[26] 0%[26]
2019/20 90%[25] 5%[25] 3%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 91%[27] 5%[27] 5%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 80%[28] 0%[28] 0%[28] 0%[28]

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
24 Mar 2026[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
7 Jun 2026[29]
Inclusion
Expected standard[29]
Achievement
Expected standard[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard[29]
Leadership and governance
Expected standard[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Needs attention[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
9 Nov 2021[30] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
18 Oct 2016[31] Schools into Special Measures Visit 4[31] Good[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
1.4 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
144 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
51 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
106 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.5 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 151[32] 66[32] 116[32] 1.3[32] 0.6[32]
Entry Sept 2024 173[32] 70[32] 190[32] 0.9[32] 0.4[32]
Entry Sept 2023 236[32] 97[32] 252[32] 0.9[32] 0.4[32]
Entry Sept 2022 199[32] 91[32] 205[32] 1.0[32] 0.4[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1650[1]
Trust
E-ACT[1]
Local authority
Brent[1]
Website
https://crestacademy.e-act.org.uk/[1]
District
Brent[33]
Postcode
NW2 7SN[1]
URN
135973[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1206 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
74.6% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
8.2% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
1.6% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
51.7% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
12.2%[35]
Mixed
8.7%[35]
Asian
13.1%[35]
Black
22.5%[35]
Any other ethnic group
40.4%[35]
Unclassified
3.1%[35]

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.

Sources

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