E-ACT Crest Academy
Crest Road, London, NW2 7SN
1,116 pupils · 68% of 1,650 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Local authority
- Brent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 54%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 36.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 58.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 37.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.48 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 106 | 51 | 144 | 62 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 116 | 66 | 151 | 72 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 190 | 70 | 173 | 87 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 252 | 97 | 236 | 131 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 205 | 91 | 199 | 107 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 212 | 81 | 242 | 122 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 223 | 102 | 312 | 153 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 252 | 108 | 314 | 146 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Menorah High School for Girls 0.2 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- North Brent School 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Clarion 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Hampstead School 2.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Michaela Community School 2.6 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Harris Lowe Academy Willesden 2.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.