E-ACT Crest Academy
Crest Road, London, NW2 7SN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Principal
- Mrs Andrea Rosewell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Constituency
- Brent East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,650
- Pupils on roll
- 1,116
- URN
- 135973
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084524842
About this school
E-ACT Crest Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,116 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- 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 provision
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 207 | 233 | 212 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.2 | 41.1 | 39.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.44 +0.22 to +0.66 | -0.03 -0.24 to +0.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 39.1% | 36.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 59.2% | 58.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 24.5% | 37.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How E-ACT Crest Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Brent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.2 | 46.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.1 | 47.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.9 | 44.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,230 |
| 2023/24 | 1,330 |
| 2024/25 | 1,206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How E-ACT Crest Academy compares
E-ACT Crest Academy ranked 14th of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.9 | 7.4% | 51.7% | 1,116 | — |
| Menorah High School for Girls | 66.7 | 7.9% | 4% | 422 | 0.1 miles |
| North Brent School | — | 6.9% | 33.8% | 521 | 0.9 miles |
| Clarion | 44.8 | 7.9% | 51.1% | 689 | 1.2 miles |
| Hampstead School | 43.1 | 8.6% | 55% | 1,191 | 1.6 miles |
| Michaela Community School | 77.6 | 2.5% | 38.4% | 747 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.72%
- English as an additional language
- 74.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.37%
- Persistent absence
- 24.83%
Location
Nearby schools
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Menorah High School for Girls0.1 miles
Secondary · London
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North Brent School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
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Clarion1.2 miles
Secondary · London
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Hampstead School1.6 miles
Secondary · London
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Michaela Community School1.6 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
E-ACT Crest Academy ranks 239th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does E-ACT Crest Academy teach?
- E-ACT Crest Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of E-ACT Crest Academy?
- The principal of E-ACT Crest Academy is Mrs Andrea Rosewell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was E-ACT Crest Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected E-ACT Crest Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is E-ACT Crest Academy?
- E-ACT Crest Academy has 1,116 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is E-ACT Crest Academy full?
- E-ACT Crest Academy has capacity for 1,650 pupils and 1,116 on roll (68%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is E-ACT Crest Academy a faith school?
- No. E-ACT Crest Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is E-ACT Crest Academy a selective school?
- No. E-ACT Crest Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs E-ACT Crest Academy?
- E-ACT Crest Academy is part of E-ACT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have E-ACT Crest Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.2 in 2022/23 and 39.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does E-ACT Crest Academy rank locally?
- E-ACT Crest Academy ranked 14th of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is E-ACT Crest Academy's absence rate?
- E-ACT Crest Academy's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are E-ACT Crest Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, E-ACT Crest Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.