Preston Manor School
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Academy converter in Wembley, HA9 8NA, taking ages 4 to 19, 1,902 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the 2023/24 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Preston Manor School lived 621.3721152770702 miles away, according to Brent. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close on 31 October 2026, with offers on 1 March 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.
The circle is 621.3721152770702 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2023/24. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| How full | 1,902 pupils in 1,980 places (96% full) |
| Trust | PRESTON MANOR ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Brent |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Attainment 8 | 46.2 (2024/25) |
| Meeting the expected standard | 72.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.25 |
| 2022/23 | +0.02 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Preston Manor School
| Girls and boys | 48.4% girls, 51.6% boys |
| English as an additional language | 65.3% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 30.6% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where Preston Manor School's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 51.6% |
| Sixth-form college | 6.5% |
| Further education college | 31.0% |
| Apprenticeship | 0.0% |
| Employment | 0.8% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 3.2% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
What it costs to live within reach of Preston Manor School
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 621.3721152770702 miles the school admitted from in 2023/24, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is NW26 at £345,000; the dearest, HA0, £600,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW26 | Brent | 2.8 mi | £345,000 65 sales |
| HA1 | Harrow | 2.3 mi | £350,000 67 sales |
| NW4 | Barnet | 3.1 mi | £355,000 27 sales |
| HA9 | Brent | 0.4 mi | £375,000 83 sales |
| NW10 | Brent | 2.5 mi | £386,000 94 sales |
| NW9 | Brent | 2.1 mi | £515,000 51 sales |
| HA2 | Harrow | 3.2 mi | £530,000 91 sales |
| NW2 | Brent | 3.0 mi | £535,000 79 sales |
| UB6 | Ealing | 2.9 mi | £555,500 87 sales |
| HA3 | Harrow | 2.4 mi | £570,000 86 sales |
| HA8 | Barnet | 3.2 mi | £585,000 26 sales |
| HA0 | Brent | 1.2 mi | £600,000 32 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
The fee-paying alternative
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Checking the house as well as the school
The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Preston Manor School?
Preston Manor School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2023/24 lived 621.3721152770702 miles away, per Brent.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Preston Manor School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 621.3721152770702 miles was enough in 2023/24. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Preston Manor School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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Admission distance published by Brent. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.