“schools in Brent”

364b Stag Lane, Kingsbury, London, NW9 9AE

Information about this school

 Brent River College caters for up to 62 boys and girls aged between five and 16 who have been permanently excluded from their mainstream schools, or who are at risk of permanent exclusion. All pupils have a range of complex needs, including social, emotional and mental health, and behaviour difficulties. There are more boys than girls.  Typically, many pupils join and leave the school at different times of the year.  The school operates on three sites. Key stages 1, 2 and 3 classes are located at 364B Stag Lane, Kingsbury, London NW9 9AE. Pupils in Years 10 and 11 are taught at the Poplar Grove Centre, Poplar Grove, Wembley, London HA9 9DB. For courses in hospitality and catering and personal development, pupils attend the Welsh Harp, Cool Oak Lane, London NW9 7NB.  Very few pupils have a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan. Most pupils have additional special educational needs.

Watford Road, Wembley, HA0 3EY · Part of Chrysalis Multi Academy Trust

Effectiveness of leadership and management Good

key literacy and numeracy skills, pupils have experienced studying an appropriate range of other subjects. Work in art and PE is strong. Work in science, geography and history is less developed and pupils make less progress than in mathematics, for instance.  The school has received useful support from the Brent Schools Partnership. They have a good understanding of the school and have provided advice and consultancy to support leaders’ strategies. The school has found this helpful in gaining an accurate view of current standards.

364b Stag Lane, Kingsbury, London, NW9 9AE

What is it like to attend this school?

Brent River College is a warm and welcoming school. Pupils are proud to learn here. They feel safe, and they like the adults who support them.

100 Carlton Vale, London, NW6 5HE

Information about this school

 This is an Islamic independent school in Brent run by the Embassy of Iran in London.  The school’s previous inspection was a progress monitoring inspection in September 2023. The school’s last graded inspection was in October 2022.  The school is registered for 81 pupils aged six to 16 years. Currently, 91 pupils are on roll. The school is therefore operating beyond its registration agreement with the Department for Education as it has exceeded the maximum number of pupils on roll that it is registered to admit.  The school makes no use of any alternative provision.

Douglas Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex, HA0 4DT

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 The Corner School is an independent special school in the London Borough of Brent.  The school caters for pupils with education, health and care plans for their social, emotional and mental health needs.  The school’s most recent inspection was its first full standard inspection and took place in February 2019.  The school makes no use of alternative provision.  The school’s child protection policy reflects the latest statutory guidance, and is published online.

126 Chevening Road, London, NW6 6TP

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 Al-Sadiq and Al-Zahra Schools is an independent day school for boys and girls in the London borough of Brent. The school has an Islamic ethos.  The school occupies a purpose-built site on Salusbury Road. The school entrance is on Chevening Road. The provision for early years is part of the main building and has its own entrance on Salusbury Road.  The school’s previous full standard inspection took place in December 2014, when the school was judged to be inadequate. The school had a progress monitoring inspection in January 2016 and all the unmet independent school standards were found to be met.  The school is registered for 376 pupils. Classes are mixed in early years and up to Year 3. From Year 4 upwards boys and girls are taught separately.  The school does not use any off-site educational provision for pupils.

126 Chevening Road, London, NW6 6TP

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 The school is currently registered and in operation as Al-Sadiq and Al-Zahra Schools. This is an independent day school for boys and girls in the London Borough of Brent. The school is registered for up to 376 pupils and has an Islamic ethos.  The proprietor proposes to change the age range of pupils, so it is from three to eight for boys and girls, then eight to 16 for boys only. It is proposed to change the number of pupils for which the school is registered to 350. The registered address of the school is proposed to change to Chevening Road, London NW6 6TN.  The proprietor intends to make adaptations to the premises such that the school can exist and operate separately from Al-Zahra School. No other premises are intended to be used.  The school was last inspected in September 2019. At this time, it was judged to require improvement. Some of the independent school standards were found to be unmet.

Douglas Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex, HA0 4DT

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 This was the school’s second standard inspection. The first standard inspection took place in February 2019.  The school had a material change inspection in July 2019. It extended the registered age range from five to 11 to five to 12.  All pupils have an education, health and care plan. The school caters for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs. The school is located in Brent, although pupils are placed in the school by a range of local authorities.  Since the previous standard inspection, there has been a large turnover of staff, including leaders. The headteacher took up the post in November 2020. The current teachers who plan the curriculum all joined in autumn 2021.  The school does not use any alternative provision.

Douglas Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex, HA0 4DT

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 The Corner School was registered by the Department for Education in July 2018 and opened on 1 September 2018. This is the school’s first standard inspection.  The Corner School is an independent special school. All pupils have an education, health and care plan. The school caters for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs. The school is located in Brent, although pupils are placed in the school from a range of local authorities.  The proprietor is a charity trust that provides a range of services to children and families, including therapeutic support. Trustees have delegated governance duties to the school’s governing body, which was formed in December 2018.  The school does not make use of any alternative providers.

126 Chevening Road, London, NW6 6TP

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 Al-Sadiq and Al-Zahra Schools are Islamic faith schools. They are combined schools for boys and girls and are located in the Brondesbury area of the London Borough of Brent. The school is owned by the Al-Khoei Foundation and most of the pupils come from within the Iraqi community. Classes are mixed until Year 3 and thereafter there are separate classes for boys and girls. All but three of the pupils in the early years provision attend full-time.  The school was opened in 1991 and is registered for 376 pupils. It currently has 407 pupils between the ages of three and 16 years on the roll. No pupil has a statement of special educational needs or is looked after by a local authority. Nine pupils speak English as an additional language. The school does not use any off-site training.  The school aims to ‘encourage each child to develop God-consciousness and grow into confident, respectful and proactive citizens who will add value to society’. Pupils follow all areas of the National

Hillside, London, NW10 8LW

Information about this proposed school

 The proprietors wish to open Cre8te Academy as an independent special day school and alternative provider for secondary-aged pupils in the London Borough of Brent.  The school intends to operate from October 2019. It will cater for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) such as social, emotional and mental health needs. It is anticipated that some pupils will have education, health and care plans.  The proposed school has never operated.  The proposed school’s proprietorial body will be supported by an advisory group, which will also fulfil a governance role.  The proposed school has no plans to use alternative providers.

134 Salusbury Road, NW6 6PF

Information about this proposed school

 The school is currently registered and in operation as Al-Sadiq and Al-Zahra Schools. This is an independent day school for boys and girls in the London borough of Brent. The school is registered for up to 376 pupils and has an Islamic ethos.  The proprietor submitted an application to the regulating authority in February 2019 to register Al-Zahra School separately. It is proposed that this school will offer education for girls only.  The proprietor intends to make adaptations to the premises such that the school can exist and operate separately from Al-Sadiq school. No other premises are intended to be used. A separate entrance will be used for the school which will be on Salusbury Road, NW6 6PF.  It is proposed that the school will admit up to 210 pupils, all of whom will attend full- time.

126 Chevening Road, London, NW6 6TP

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 Al-Sadiq and Al-Zahra Schools is an independent day school for boys and girls in the London borough of Brent. The school is registered for up to 376 pupils and has an Islamic ethos.  At the time of the inspection, boys and girls are segregated for lessons, breaktimes and lunchtimes from Year 4 onwards. This is unlawful sex discrimination contrary to the Equality Act 2010. Girls and boys take part in some school visits together.  This policy of segregating pupils by sex causes detriment to pupils as they are denied the opportunity to be educated alongside others of the opposite sex. In 2017, the Court of Appeal affirmed that strict segregation by sex in schools is a direct sex discrimination contrary to the Equality Act 2010. Following this judgment, the Secretary of State for Education stated that schools which segregate by sex should be given time to cease the practice. Ofsted explained that following September 2018, it would take any ongoing

Abbey Road, Park Royal, London, NW10 7TR

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 Advance Education is a selective primary day school with an Islamic ethos. Admission is based on the successful completion of an entry assessment for pupils wishing to join in Years 1 to 6.  The school is part of a registered charity, Advance Education. However, both the school’s proprietor and headteacher is a sole individual, Janet Daniah. The Department for Education’s online database ‘Getting Information About Schools’ (GIAS) does not identify a proprietor.  The school is located on the ground floor of a large, multi-storey commercial office block in the London Borough of Brent. The school occupies a self-contained unit within the office block. It has access to a small, secure, outdoor play space at the front of the building.  There is one Reception class in the early years. All children attend the Reception class full time. In addition to the Reception class, there are six classes, one for each of the year

Malvern Road, London, NW6 5RG

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 The school has had a significant drop in the number of pupils on roll in recent years.  The school currently uses Brent River College, a registered alternative provision, for some of its pupils.  The school has an Autistic Resource Base for 10 pupils.

Goodson Road, Willesden, London, NW10 9LS

Inspection grades: 1 is outstanding, 2 is good, 3 is satisfactory, and 4 is inadequate

Procedures for child protection and safeguarding are exemplary. Staff and the governing body are fully committed to promoting equal opportunities and challenging discrimination. However, the lack of challenge in some lessons and the variable progress of key groups of pupils in specific classes place some pupils at a disadvantage. The school works well with a range of agencies to promote learning and to broaden the curriculum, for example, by sharing practice with other primary schools within Brent and other local authorities. The school gives good attention to community cohesion. It knows its community well and very effectively supports key groups, especially those considered vulnerable and those for whom English is an additional language. Links with other faith communities and schools nationally and beyond are beginning to be established.

Crouch Road, Brent, London, NW10 8HR

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 Edith Kay Independent School is a small school located in the London Borough of Brent. It is registered to admit up to 15 pupils aged between 14 and 19.  The school caters for pupils with a variety of special educational needs and/or disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder. All pupils have an education, health and care plan. 11–13 February 2020

Church Lane, Kingsbury, London, NW9 8JD

Information about the inspection

During the inspection, we visited classrooms and scrutinised pupils’ books, accompanied by senior leaders. We reviewed the school’s documentation, including the school’s safeguarding and assessment information. We met with senior leaders and governors. An inspector held a telephone conversation with a local authority adviser and representative for Brent Schools Partnership. We gathered the views of pupils in lessons and in the playground. Finally, we considered the responses to Ofsted’s online surveys, including 74 responses from parents, 51 pupil responses and 32 responses from staff members.

Ashley Gardens, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 8NP

Brentfield Road Pupil referral unit School category Brent NW10 8HE 5 °16 Age range of pupils 020 8937 3330 Telephone number Mixed Gender of pupils 020 8937 3332 Fax number 57 Number on roll (school) Mr John Dowling Headteacher The local authority Appropriate authority Not previously inspected Date of previous school inspection

Crouch Road, Brent, London, NW10 8HR

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 Edith Kay Independent School is a small school. The main school site is located in the London Borough of Brent, with a smaller annex in the London Borough of Enfield. It is currently registered to admit up to 15 pupils aged between 14 and 19.  The school caters for pupils with a variety of special educational needs and/or disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder. All pupils have an EHC plan.  The school underwent a full inspection in February 2020 when it was judged good overall with all independent school standards met.  The school currently uses two alternative providers: - Abianda, Unit 2K, Leeroy House, 436 Essex Road, London N1 3QP - Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre, Woodmans Mews, Shepherd’s Bush, London W12 0HU