Most sought-after schools in Brent

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Michaela Community School London, secondary	2.55	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
2	Islamia Primary School London, primary	1.85	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
3	Ark Franklin Primary Academy London, primary	1.59	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
4	Wembley High Technology College North Wembley, secondary	1.58	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	East Lane Primary School Wembley, primary	1.37	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
6	Ark Academy Wembley, all through	1.32	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
7	Claremont High School Harrow, secondary	1.31	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	JFS Harrow, secondary	1.23	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.22	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School London, primary	1.15	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	Salusbury Primary School London, primary	1.12	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	St Gregory's Catholic Science College Harrow, secondary	1.08	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	Princess Frederica CofE Primary School London, primary	1.05	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School London, primary	1.04	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Mitchell Brook Primary School London, primary	1.03	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
16	Harris Primary Academy South Kenton Wembley, primary	1.00	2026	Inadequate (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Newfield Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Wembley, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
19	St Mary's RC Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
20	The Stonebridge School London, primary	1.00	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Uxendon Manor Primary School Harrow, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
22	North Brent School London, secondary	0.99	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	Queens Park Community School London, secondary	0.99	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	Sinai Jewish Primary School Harrow, primary	0.98	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	Lyon Park Primary School Wembley, primary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School London, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	Barham Primary School Wembley, primary	0.95	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
28	Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy London, primary	0.94	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
29	Oakington Manor Primary School Wembley, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
31	St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
32	St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
33	Fryent Primary School London, primary	0.92	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	Oliver Goldsmith Primary School London, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	Roe Green Infant School London, primary	0.92	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	Leopold Primary School	0.91	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
37	Wykeham Primary School London, primary	0.91	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Harlesden Primary School London, primary	0.90	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
39	Northview Junior and Infant School London, primary	0.90	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
40	Sudbury Primary School Wembley, primary	0.90	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
41	Alperton Community School Wembley, secondary	0.89	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
42	Elsley Primary School Wembley, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
43	Kilburn Grange School London, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	Brentfield Primary School London, primary	0.87	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
45	Gladstone Park Primary School London, primary	0.86	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
46	Park Lane Primary School Wembley, primary	0.86	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
47	Anson Primary School London, primary	0.85	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
48	Preston Park Primary School Wembley, primary	0.84	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
49	Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School London, primary	0.83	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
50	Malorees Primary School London, primary	0.83	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
51	St Mary's CofE Primary School London, primary	0.82	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
52	Chalkhill Primary School Wembley, primary	0.81	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	Kingsbury Green Primary School London, primary	0.81	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
54	Mora Primary School London, primary	0.80	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
55	North West London Jewish Day School London, primary	0.80	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
56	Furness Primary School London, primary	0.79	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
57	Ark Elvin Academy London, secondary	0.78	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
58	John Keble CofE Primary School London, primary	0.76	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
59	Donnington Primary School London, primary	0.75	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
60	Wembley Primary School Wembley, primary	0.66	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
61	Kingsbury High School London, secondary	0.65	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
62	Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls London, secondary	0.55	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
63	Harris Lowe Academy Willesden London, secondary	0.50	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
64	E-ACT Crest Academy London, secondary	0.48	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
65	Newman Catholic College London, secondary	0.42	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
66	Preston Manor School Wembley, all through	0.42	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 66 schools in Brent have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Brent · How we compare schools.