Alperton Community School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,929 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.6
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St Gregory's Catholic Science College
- Pupils on roll
- 1,175of 1,058 places
- Free school meals
- 12.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 185
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 26 February 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Gregory's Catholic Science College (URN 101563, until 1 January 2016).
What the data says
Of the 184 pupils who finished Year 11 at St Gregory's Catholic Science College in 2023, 57% stayed on in St Gregory's Catholic Science College’s own sixth form (Brent average 59%), 17% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 87 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 63% went to university (Brent 65%, England 37%), and 23% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 60.6 against 46.1 across England and 51.7 in Brent, with 68% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 80% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Brent and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Brent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 184 | 3,226 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 97% | 93% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 57% | 59% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 23% | 8% | 13% |
| — further education college | 17% | 24% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | — | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Brent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 87 | 1,784 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 79% | 83% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 63% | 65% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 23% | 33% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 8% | 12% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 13% | 8% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Brent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 60.6 | 51.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 68% | 54% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 71% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 95% | 61% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.81 | 4.81 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 12% | 29% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 49.7 | 42.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 62.1 | 55.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 56% | 61% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 184 | 99% | 89% | 39% | 20% | 89% |
| Mathematics | 184 | 99% | 88% | 47% | 22% | 89% |
| Religious Studies | 182 | 98% | 31% | 51% | 32% | 91% |
| English Literature | 182 | 98% | 86% | 31% | 21% | 90% |
| French | 148 | 80% | 18% | 23% | 29% | 72% |
| Combined Science | 142 | 77% | 65% | 20% | 9% | 70% |
| History | 104 | 56% | 41% | 50% | 26% | 89% |
| Geography | 79 | 43% | 41% | 39% | 25% | 80% |
| Business Studies | 58 | 31% | 18% | 28% | 20% | 81% |
| Polish | 42 | 23% | 1% | 98% | 84% | 100% |
| Biology | 40 | 22% | 23% | 93% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 40 | 22% | 23% | 93% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 40 | 22% | 23% | 83% | 46% | 100% |
| Statistics | 27 | 15% | 5% | 78% | 20% | 100% |
| Economics | 27 | 15% | 1% | 33% | 34% | 81% |
| Computer Science | 25 | 14% | 13% | 64% | 30% | 92% |
| Fine Art | 24 | 13% | 9% | 54% | 28% | 92% |
| Citizenship Studies | 22 | 12% | 3% | 41% | 19% | 91% |
| Photography | 16 | 9% | 6% | 50% | 19% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 11 | 6% | 11% | 9% | 23% | 82% |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Brent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 210 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 80 | 1,390 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 38.15 | 37.80 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 20% | 23% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 27 | 34% | 31% |
| Sociology | 24 | 30% | 13% |
| Psychology | 20 | 25% | 23% |
| Biology | 13 | 16% | 20% |
| Media Studies | 12 | 15% | 4% |
| Further Mathematics | 9 | 11% | 5% |
| Business Studies | 9 | 11% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 9 | 11% | 17% |
| Fine Art | 8 | 10% | 3% |
| English Literature | 8 | 10% | 11% |
| Computer Science | 7 | 9% | 5% |
| History | 7 | 9% | 13% |
| Photography | 7 | 9% | 3% |
| Physics | 6 | 8% | 12% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| Economics | — | — | 13% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3 | 18 | 23% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 14 | 18% | — |
| Fine Art | GCE AS level (All) | 12 | 15% | — |
| Photography | GCE AS level (All) | 11 | 14% | — |
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 7 | 9% | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Religious Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Fine Art | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Photography | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Religious Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Where St Gregory's Catholic Science College is
Other secondary schools in Brent are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Brent’s allocation statistics.
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Claremont High School
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E-ACT Crest Academy
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Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.