Alperton Community School
Stanley Avenue, Wembley, HA0 4JE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ALPERTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Dixon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Brent West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,970
- Pupils on roll
- 1,929
- URN
- 138610
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089022038
About this school
Alperton Community School is a secondary academy in Wembley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,929 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alperton Community School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 312 | 308 | 324 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.2 | 51.9 | 49.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.82 +0.65 to +0.98 | +0.79 +0.63 to +0.95 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 55.2% | 50.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 70.1% | 67.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 57% | 36.4% | 43.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
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 Alperton Community School 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 | 51.2 | 46.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.9 | 47.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.6 | 44.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,909 |
| 2023/24 | 1,948 |
| 2024/25 | 1,924 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alperton Community School compares
Alperton Community School ranked 8th of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.6 | 5.8% | 23.6% | 1,929 | — |
| Ark Elvin Academy | 45.9 | 8.7% | 41.8% | 1,314 | 0.6 miles |
| Michaela Community School | 77.6 | 2.5% | 38.4% | 747 | 1.5 miles |
| Wembley High Technology College | 63.5 | 7% | 17.1% | 1,555 | 1.6 miles |
| Ada Lovelace Church of England High School | 64.4 | 5.8% | 24.6% | 1,089 | 1.7 miles |
| The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls | 56.5 | 9.1% | 35.1% | 1,315 | 1.8 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)
- 23.57%
- English as an additional language
- 74.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 16.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ark Elvin Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Michaela Community School1.5 miles
Secondary · London
-
Wembley High Technology College1.6 miles
Secondary · North Wembley
-
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School1.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls1.8 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in Wembley
- Barham Primary School Primary
- Chalkhill Primary School Primary
- East Lane Primary School Primary
- Elsley Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy South Kenton Primary
- Lyon Park Primary School Primary
- Oakington Manor Primary School Primary
- Park Lane Primary School Primary
- Preston Park Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School Primary
- Sudbury Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alperton Community School teach?
- Alperton Community School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wembley.
- Who is the headteacher of Alperton Community School?
- The headteacher of Alperton Community School is Mr Christopher Dixon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alperton Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alperton Community School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Alperton Community School?
- Alperton Community School has 1,929 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Alperton Community School full?
- Alperton Community School has capacity for 1,970 pupils and 1,929 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Alperton Community School a faith school?
- No. Alperton Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Alperton Community School a selective school?
- No. Alperton Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Alperton Community School part of an academy trust?
- Alperton Community School is part of ALPERTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Alperton Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.2 in 2022/23 and 49.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alperton Community School compare with other schools in Brent?
- Alperton Community School ranked 8th of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alperton Community School's absence rate?
- Alperton Community School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alperton Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alperton Community School'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.