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E-ACT Crest Academy

URN
135973
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
E-ACT Crest Academy
URN
135973
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

53 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

48

Inspection

50

Admissions Value

60

Destinations

43

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#13 of 14 schools in Brent

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Your decision briefing for E-ACT Crest Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
17 January 2022
Inspection date
10 November 2021
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 17 January 2022

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

116

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

151

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

72

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.3×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Brent
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Brent)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://crestacademy.e-act.org.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Brent to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

39.9

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

36.3%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

58.5%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

37.7%

EBacc achievement

Location

NW2 7SN - Crest Road, London

Contact details

Address
Crest Road, London
Postcode
NW2 7SN
Phone
2084524842
Website
https://crestacademy.e-act.org.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Brent
Local authority code
304

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 195 schools in Brent.

Authority statistics

Total schools

195

Open schools

103

Closed schools

92

Primary schools

102

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    17 January 202210 November 2021-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 17 January 2022
    • School remains Good

      Published
      17 January 2022
      Inspected
      10 November 2021
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    47.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 66

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    13.7%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Below average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    25.0

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.25

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    12.2%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    85.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    2.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    0.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    6.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    32

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary102 (53.4%)
    • Secondary32 (16.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other57 (29.8%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    The Crest Sixth Form0 mNot applicableClosed
    The Crest Boys' Academy0 mSecondaryClosed
    John Kelly Boys' Technology College0 mSecondaryClosed
    John Kelly Girls' Technology College0 mSecondaryClosed
    Menorah High School153 mNot applicableClosed
    Menorah High School for Girls172 mSecondaryOpen
    Braintcroft Infant School248 mPrimaryClosed
    Braintcroft Junior School248 mPrimaryClosed
    Braintcroft Primary School248 mPrimaryClosed
    Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy255 mPrimaryOpen
    • The Crest Sixth Form
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • The Crest Boys' Academy
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • John Kelly Boys' Technology College
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • John Kelly Girls' Technology College
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Brent)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alperton Community SchoolSecondaryHA0 4JEOpen
    Alperton Community SchoolSecondaryHA0 4JEClosed
    Ark Elvin AcademySecondaryHA9 7DUOpen
    Aylestone Community SchoolSecondaryNW6 7BQClosed
    Brondesbury and Kilburn SchoolSecondaryNW6 6PEClosed
    • Alperton Community School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      HA0 4JE
      Status
      Open
    • Alperton Community School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      HA0 4JE
      Status
      Closed
    • Ark Elvin Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      HA9 7DU
      Status
      Open
    • Aylestone Community School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      NW6 7BQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Brondesbury and Kilburn School
    Menorah High School
    Distance
    153 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Menorah High School for Girls
    Distance
    172 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Braintcroft Infant School
    Distance
    248 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Braintcroft Junior School
    Distance
    248 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Braintcroft Primary School
    Distance
    248 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy
    Distance
    255 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    NW6 6PE
    Status
    Closed