Wembley High Technology College
East Lane, North Wembley, HA0 3NT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WEMBLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Best
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Wembley High Technology College
- Constituency
- Brent West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,330
- Pupils on roll
- 1,555
- URN
- 138457
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083854800
About this school
Wembley High Technology College is a secondary academy in North Wembley. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,555 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 213 | 208 | 306 |
| Attainment 8 score | 61.3 | 65.1 | 63.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.14 +0.95 to +1.33 | +1.43 +1.23 to +1.62 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 64% | 83.2% | 75.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 93.3% | 88.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 90% | 92.3% | 92.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
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 Wembley High Technology College 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 | 61.3 | 46.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 65.1 | 47.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 63.5 | 44.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,396 |
| 2023/24 | 1,552 |
| 2024/25 | 1,553 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wembley High Technology College compares
Wembley High Technology College ranked 3rd of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63.5 | 7% | 17.1% | 1,555 | — |
| Ark Elvin Academy | 45.9 | 8.7% | 41.8% | 1,314 | 1.1 miles |
| Michaela Community School | 77.6 | 2.5% | 38.4% | 747 | 1.4 miles |
| Harrow High School | 47.4 | 8.4% | 31.5% | 982 | 1.4 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic Science College | 60.6 | 5.7% | 13.9% | 1,175 | 1.4 miles |
| Alperton Community School | 49.6 | 5.8% | 23.6% | 1,929 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.1%
- English as an additional language
- 70.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.98%
- Persistent absence
- 19.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ark Elvin Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Michaela Community School1.4 miles
Secondary · London
-
Harrow High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Harrow
-
St Gregory's Catholic Science College1.4 miles
Secondary · Harrow
-
Alperton Community School1.6 miles
Secondary · Wembley
Common questions
- What year groups does Wembley High Technology College teach?
- Wembley High Technology College teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in North Wembley.
- Who is the headteacher of Wembley High Technology College?
- The headteacher of Wembley High Technology College is Mr Thomas Best, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wembley High Technology College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wembley High Technology College, 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 Wembley High Technology College?
- Wembley High Technology College has 1,555 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Wembley High Technology College full?
- Wembley High Technology College has capacity for 1,330 pupils and 1,555 on roll (117%), so it is at or above 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 Wembley High Technology College a faith school?
- No. Wembley High Technology College has no designated religious character.
- Is Wembley High Technology College a selective school?
- No. Wembley High Technology College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Wembley High Technology College?
- Wembley High Technology College is part of WEMBLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wembley High Technology College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 61.3 in 2022/23 and 63.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wembley High Technology College rank locally?
- Wembley High Technology College ranked 3rd of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wembley High Technology College's absence rate?
- Wembley High Technology College's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wembley High Technology College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wembley High Technology College'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 1 July 2026.