E-ACT Crest Academy

State school · Mixed · ages 11–19 · with sixth formBrent, London NW2school website

Two in three sixth-formers go on to university — well above the England rate.

Where this school leads
65%

of sixth-form leavers started university · Brent 65% · England 37% · DfE destination measures, students who left in 2023

Knowledge sphere of E-ACT Crest Academy: fields of knowledge mapped by the subjects taken here, by ISCED levelLanguage & Communication · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Language & Communication · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 55%Language & Communication · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 53%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Natural Sciences · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 45%Natural Sciences · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 9%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 33%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Health & Safety · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 38%Health & Safety · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Business & Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 9%Business & Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 1%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 6%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 18%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Transversal Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 33%Transversal Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 46%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%LanguageMathsScienceICTEngineeringHealthBusinessLawSocialArtsTransversalGreen
Ofsted
Report card
Places 2025
All offered
Pupils
1,116
Free school meals
54.0%

Ofsted: Inspected 24 March 2026 · report. Places: nobody who applied for Year 7 in 2025 was turned away. Pupils: of 1,650 places, including the sixth form. Free school meals: pupils eligible, a measure of family income.

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: John Kelly Girls' Technology College (URN 101566, until 1 September 2009).

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

85%stayed in education after Year 11
This school85%
Brent93%
England86%

DfE Key Stage 4 destination measures · 207 pupils who left Year 11 in 2023

Of the 207 pupils who finished Year 11 at E-ACT Crest Academy in 2023, 52% stayed on in E-ACT Crest Academy’s own sixth form (Brent average 59%), 23% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.

Stayed in education — counted only if the pupil was still there for two terms of the next year; apprenticeships and jobs are counted the same way.

Full breakdown11
MeasureE-ACT Crest AcademyBrentEngland
Pupils in the cohort2073,226607,348
Any sustained destination86%94%92%
Stayed in education85%93%86%
— school sixth form52%59%34%
— sixth form college9%8%13%
— further education college23%24%37%
— other education1%2%2%
Apprenticeship0%—3%
Employment2%1%3%
No sustained destination6%3%6%
Destination unknown8%3%3%
After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

15%went to one of the most selective universities
This school15%
Brent33%
England19%

DfE 16–18 destination measures · 79 students who left in 2023

65% went to university (England 37%). 5% started an apprenticeship (England 7%). 9% went into work and 8% had no steady place a year on (England 28% and 16%).

Most selective universities — the third of UK universities whose entrants hold the highest grades; the share is of students who completed level 3 qualifications.

Full breakdown7
MeasureE-ACT Crest AcademyBrentEngland
Students in the cohort791,784541,441
Any sustained destination87%83%79%
University (higher education)65%65%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students15%33%19%
Further education3%2%5%
Apprenticeship5%3%7%
Employment9%12%28%
No sustained destination8%8%16%
Universities · named

Which universities did they go to?

1university has told us how many applied, were offered a place and enrolled

Named universities — most schools do not publish this; the official DfE figures above only say how many went to university and how selective those universities were.

universities’ answers to sch.today’s Freedom of Information requests · request tracker

What universities’ own admissions data say3

For each entry year: how many of this school’s students applied, received an offer and enrolled. Counts under five are shown as “<5” to protect individuals. Applications exclude Clearing; enrolments are students who completed registration.

UniversityEntry yearAppliedOffersEnrolled
University of Bristol2025<5<5—
20245——
20236——

A university’s enrolment count and a school’s own destinations list can differ: the school counts places accepted in the summer, the university counts students registered in the autumn.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

39.9Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school39.9
Brent51.7
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 212 pupils in Year 11

52% of pupils here are disadvantaged (England 28%). Disadvantaged pupils here scored 35.7 — in line with disadvantaged pupils across England (34.9).

36% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (Brent 54%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureE-ACT Crest AcademyBrentEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)39.951.746.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%54%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%71%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects38%61%41%
EBacc average point score3.684.814.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort52%29%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils35.742.834.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils44.555.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language74%61%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

43.15%of the Key Stage 3, GCSE and A level curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 3,288 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Statistics stands out at GCSE — 97% of the year group took it, against 5% across England. At A level it is Computer Science: 18% of students (England 5%).

Language & Communication55%
Mathematics & Statistics53%
Green & Sustainability46%
Natural Sciences45%
Health & Safety38%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects25

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language211100%89%15%20%61%
Mathematics21099%88%15%22%64%
English Literature20999%86%13%21%56%
Statistics20697%5%2%20%48%
Combined Science17783%65%5%9%47%
History11052%41%7%26%56%
Religious Studies7937%31%11%32%75%
Geography6732%41%12%25%54%
Arabic5626%1%41%47%68%
Business Studies5225%18%2%20%25%
Chemistry3316%23%58%47%100%
Spanish3316%19%33%27%88%
Biology3316%23%64%45%100%
Physics3316%23%52%46%100%
Fine Art2311%9%4%28%26%
Computer Science209%13%30%30%80%
Persian73%0%43%77%71%
Urdu63%1%0%42%17%
Russian42%0%—87%—
Turkish31%0%—71%—
Portuguese21%0%—50%—
Gujarati21%0%—57%—
Polish10%1%—84%—
Italian10%0%—53%—
German10%5%—33%—
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications4
SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Computer Appreciation / Introduction2735%—
Personal Health2431%—
Health Studies1621%—
Hospitality / Catering Studies1215%—
A level subjects15

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Biology2127%20%
Mathematics2026%31%
Chemistry2026%17%
Psychology1924%23%
Sociology1722%13%
Computer Science1418%5%
Physics1317%12%
Arabic912%0%
History810%13%
Economics68%13%
English Literature——11%
Russian——0%
Spanish——2%
Urdu——0%
Further Mathematics——5%
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses31
SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)3038%—
SociologyGCE AS level (All)2633%—
BiologyGCE AS level (All)2431%—
ChemistryGCE AS level (All)2228%—
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma at Level 32026%—
PsychologyGCE AS level (All)2026%—
PhysicsGCE AS level (All)1823%—
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*1722%—
Computer ScienceGCE AS level (All)1519%—
EconomicsGCE AS level (All)1215%—
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1114%—
MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)1013%—
HistoryGCE AS level (All)1013%—
SociologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)1013%—
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*912%—
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)68%—
EconomicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)68%—
BiologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
ChemistryGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
Computer ScienceGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
English LiteratureGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
HistoryGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
PhysicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
PsychologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
Sports StudiesBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*———
Applied SciencesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*———
English LiteratureGCE AS level (All)———
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3———
A level results8
MeasureE-ACT Crest AcademyBrentEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study138——
— of whom A level students781,390261,341
Average A level gradeD+B-B-
Average points per A level entry24.9937.8035.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsCBB-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects12%23%18%
Average grade, applied general courses———
Average grade, T levels———
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Language & Communication64%
Mathematics & Statistics58%
Green & Sustainability56%
Natural Sciences55%
Health & Safety49%
Transversal Skills44%
Engineering & Manufacturing38%
Arts & Humanities26%
Digital & ICT Skills23%
Business & Administration12%
Social & Cultural Skills10%
Law & Public Administration8%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 16.0percentage 11.0ratio 10.5vocabulary 9.7gradient 9.7translation 8.4equation 8.2power 7.7reflection 7.4root 7.2bias 7.2particle model 7.1grammar 7.0energy transfer 6.7audience 6.7hypothesis 6.3standard form 6.1scale 6.1evidence 6.0area 6.0formulae 6.0impact 5.9theoretical probability 5.9inference 5.7

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, unit conversion, percentage from Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics and 11 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses conclusion, data interpretation, sampling technique from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and 10 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses pressure, conservation of mass, energy change from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and 4 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
More apprenticeships9
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses mean, outlier, integer from Computer Science, Mathematics, Psychology and 9 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses data interpretation, data collection, climate change from Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry and 5 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, graph, pressure from Biology, Biology, Chemistry and 3 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses area, unit conversion, volume from Chemistry, Physics, Chemistry and 4 more · jobs: battery test technician
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses data collection, reliability, bias from Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics and 9 more · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Digital and technology solutions professionalLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses conclusion, data collection, evaluation from Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics and 9 more · jobs: business analyst, ICT consultant, business economics researcher
Improvement specialistLevel 5 (higher) apprenticeship · business and administration · uses correlation, prediction, sample size from Mathematics, Sociology, Biology and 3 more · jobs: business consultant, environmental engineer, civil engineer
Improvement technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · business and administration · uses pie chart, histogram, performance analysis from Geography, Mathematics, Statistics and 1 more · jobs: health safety and environmental manager , occupational health and safety inspector, health and safety inspector
Laboratory technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · health and science · uses median, graph, reliability from Biology, Chemistry, Economics and 6 more · jobs: bacteriology technician, scientific laboratory technician, biology technician
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Allapplicants were offered a Year 7 place for 2025

Last distance offered — how far from school the furthest place went under the distance criterion; siblings, faith, feeder-school and banding criteria come first, so it is a guide, not a boundary. “All offered” means nobody was turned away.

Brent allocation statistics (1 March 2025)

  1. 31 OctApply to Brent in Year 6 for a Year 7 place
  2. 1 MarNational Offer Day
  3. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly to the sixth form; most close applications in these months
Brent

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.