Michaela Community School, London

In its own words: "We aim high at Michaela Community School and expect high standards of behaviour and academic effort and achievement from all of our pupils. We will enable our pupils to develop the habits of self-discipline."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Students go on to study at the most competitive universities and for some of the most competitive courses, including medicine. Michaela is a selective Sixth Form for high-achieving, highly-driven students. Are you on track to do really well at GCSE, securing 7s, 8s and 9s in your exams? I am so proud to go to Michaela 6th."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, running, choir, guitar, chess and debating.

Coming up: an open evening on Monday 16 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Michaela Community School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 79.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 51.1 in Brent and 47 across England.

99% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Brent and 47% in England.

That is up from 77.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 2.56: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 77.7, against 80.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 14 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, French and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 286 families put Michaela Community School as their first choice and 925 named it as one of their preferences, for 112 places offered. That is 2.6 first choices for every place. 198 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Michaela Community School are Ark Academy (0.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 56.7); Preston Manor School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9); Ark Elvin Academy (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 40.9); and JFS (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 66.4).

Michaela Community School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Michaela Community School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 116 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 96% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 3% to a further education college.

Of the 52 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 85% went on to university or other higher education and 6% into work. 75% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

35.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 68.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (35%), Black (30%) and other ethnic groups (16%).

In 2026, 112 pupils (15%) received SEN support and 21 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Michaela Community School had 61 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Wembley Park Station, about 50 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wembley Park Station, 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, Michaela Community School issued 12 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Michaela Community School are Chalkhill Primary School (0.4 miles), Wembley Primary School (0.6 miles), St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School (0.7 miles) and Park Lane Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.