Alperton Community School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,929 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.6
Other independent school · independent
Al-Zahra School
- Pupils on roll
- 103of 210 places
- Free school meals
- —
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 20
- Ofsted
- Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Al-Zahra School’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
30% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE in 2025 (England 45%). Attainment 8 is not comparable for independent schools, which often enter pupils for IGCSEs that the Department for Education does not count.
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in French and Spanish add up to 20% of the year group, and 5% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Brent and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Al-Zahra School | Brent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 36.5 | 51.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 54% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 71% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 5% | 61% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.22 | 4.81 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | — | 29% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 42.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 55.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | — | 61% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 13 | 65% | 31% | 31% | 32% | 85% |
| Business Studies | 13 | 65% | 18% | 15% | 20% | 54% |
| English Language | 13 | 65% | 89% | 23% | 20% | 77% |
| Mathematics | 13 | 65% | 88% | 46% | 22% | 92% |
| Arabic | 12 | 60% | 1% | 67% | 47% | 100% |
| English Literature | 11 | 55% | 86% | 45% | 21% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 45% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 44% |
| Biology | 7 | 35% | 23% | 43% | 45% | 86% |
| Physics | 7 | 35% | 23% | 43% | 46% | 71% |
| Chemistry | 7 | 35% | 23% | 43% | 47% | 86% |
| Combined Science | 6 | 30% | 65% | 17% | 9% | 83% |
| History | 5 | 25% | 41% | — | 26% | — |
| French | 3 | 15% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 5% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 5% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 2 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Brent
Ark Academy
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95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.5
Ark Elvin Academy
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89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.9
Claremont High School
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E-ACT Crest Academy
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85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.9
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,149 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.6
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.