Michaela Community School
North End Road, Wembley, London, HA9 0UU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- MICHAELA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Katharine Birbalsingh
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Brent West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 747
- URN
- 140862
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087953183
About this school
Michaela Community School is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 747 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Michaela 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 121 | 116 | 117 |
| Attainment 8 score | 72.6 | 79.2 | 77.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +2.37 +2.11 to +2.63 | +2.56 +2.29 to +2.83 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 93% | 95.7% | 97.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98% | 97.4% | 99.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 77% | 81% | 74.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
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 Michaela 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 | 72.6 | 46.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 79.2 | 47.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 77.6 | 44.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 708 |
| 2023/24 | 723 |
| 2024/25 | 744 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Michaela Community School compares
Michaela Community School ranked 1st of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77.6 | 2.5% | 38.4% | 747 | — |
| Ark Elvin Academy | 45.9 | 8.7% | 41.8% | 1,314 | 0.9 miles |
| JFS | 64.6 | 7.1% | 5.7% | 2,091 | 1.3 miles |
| Wembley High Technology College | 63.5 | 7% | 17.1% | 1,555 | 1.4 miles |
| Alperton Community School | 49.6 | 5.8% | 23.6% | 1,929 | 1.5 miles |
| North Brent School | — | 6.9% | 33.8% | 521 | 1.5 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)
- 38.41%
- English as an additional language
- 72.4%
- Overall absence
- 2.51%
- Persistent absence
- 6.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ark Elvin Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
JFS1.3 miles
Secondary · Harrow
-
Wembley High Technology College1.4 miles
Secondary · North Wembley
-
Alperton Community School1.5 miles
Secondary · Wembley
-
North Brent School1.5 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Michaela Community School ranks 4th 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 ages does Michaela Community School teach?
- Michaela Community School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Michaela Community School?
- The headteacher of Michaela Community School is Ms Katharine Birbalsingh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Michaela Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Michaela 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 Michaela Community School?
- Michaela Community School has 747 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Michaela Community School full?
- Michaela Community School has capacity for 840 pupils and 747 on roll (89%), 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 Michaela Community School a faith school?
- No. Michaela Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Michaela Community School a selective school?
- No. Michaela Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Michaela Community School part of an academy trust?
- Michaela Community School is part of MICHAELA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Michaela Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 72.6 in 2022/23 and 77.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Michaela Community School compare with other schools in Brent?
- Michaela Community School ranked 1st of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Michaela Community School's absence rate?
- Michaela Community School's overall absence rate is 2.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Michaela Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Michaela 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.