Best Schools in Wembley

How many schools are there in Wembley?

Wembley has 21 open schools: 14 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent, 2 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Wembley are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Wembley were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Vicar's Green Primary School, Ashley College, Ark Academy and East Lane Primary School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 18 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Vicar's Green Primary SchoolAshley CollegeArk AcademyEast Lane Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Wembley get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Wembley with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Ark Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.7 and 63% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Alperton Community School, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.1 and 49% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Preston Manor School, with an Attainment 8 score of 46.9 and 53% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Ark AcademyAlperton Community SchoolPreston Manor School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Wembley have the best SATs results?

Of the 15 primary schools in Wembley with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Joseph's Catholic Junior School (97% in reading, 97% in maths); East Lane Primary School (98% in reading, 91% in maths); and Ark Academy (86% in reading, 89% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Joseph's Catholic Junior SchoolEast Lane Primary SchoolArk Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Wembley?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Wembley selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Wembley?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Brent published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Alperton Community School, 1585 metres for 2026 entry; East Lane Primary School, 1294 metres for 2026 entry; Park Lane Primary School, 4790 metres for 2026 entry; Preston Manor School, 6900 metres for 2026 entry; Preston Park Primary School, 4229 metres for 2026 entry. We hold figures for 9 schools in Wembley; each school's page has its own history. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Alperton Community SchoolEast Lane Primary SchoolPark Lane Primary SchoolPreston Manor SchoolPreston Park Primary School

Source: Brent admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Wembley?

Apply to your council - Brent or Ealing, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.