E-ACT Crest Academy

About E-ACT Crest Academy

E-ACT Crest Academy is a large secondary school in Brent with a current roll of 1,206 pupils against a capacity of 1,650, meaning it is not yet full but is clearly in demand. For the 2025/26 admissions cycle, the school received 151 applications for 116 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.3, with 66 first-preference offers made. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 48.9%, which is significantly above the national average and reflects the diverse, inner-London community the school serves. The school is non-denominational and mixed, taking pupils from age 11 through to 19 via its official sixth form. Headteacher Andrea Rosewell leads the school, which is part of the E-ACT multi-academy trust. The school’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2016 rated it Good overall, with Good marks for leadership and management, and sixth-form provision. A subsequent ungraded inspection in 2021 confirmed the school remains Good.

Academically, Crest Academy’s Progress 8 score for the 2023/24 cohort was -0.03, which is exactly in line with the national average and places the school in the ‘Average’ banding nationally. However, in the context of Brent, where the local authority average Progress 8 is 0.73, the school ranks 12th out of 18 secondary schools in the borough. Attainment 8 stood at 41.1, with 59.2% of pupils achieving a grade 4 or above in English and maths, and 39.1% achieving a grade 5 or above. The EBacc average point score was 3.68, with 24.5% of pupils entering the EBacc combination of subjects. At A-level, the school’s value-added score was -0.67, described as ‘Well below average’, with an average points per entry of 18.29, equivalent to a D- grade. The best three A-levels averaged a D grade. The sixth form is small, with 66 pupils in the cohort.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including science labs, art studios, a sports hall, theatre, swimming pool, and a sixth form centre. Sports on offer include rugby, swimming, gymnastics, cricket, athletics, cross country, rounders, rowing, and hockey, while extracurricular clubs cover art, orchestra, coding, debate, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, and Young Enterprise. SEND provision is comprehensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate to severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 23 respondents between September 2024 and September 2025 were overwhelmingly positive: 95% agreed their child is happy, 100% felt their child is safe, and 100% agreed the school has high expectations. 87% would recommend the school to other parents. This is a school that suits families looking for a large, inclusive, non-selective secondary with strong pastoral care and a wide range of activities, though those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to compare with higher-performing Brent schools.

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