E-ACT Crest AcademyClarion

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

E-ACT Crest Academy and Clarion are secondary schools in London.

  • E-ACT Crest Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Clarion scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Clarion is ahead on our composite score.

  • E-ACT Crest Academy was judged the expected standard and Clarion was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.9 for E-ACT Crest Academy and 44.8 for Clarion.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at E-ACT Crest Academy (43.6 in 2021-22, 39.9 in 2024-25) and has risen at Clarion (41.0 in 2021-22, 44.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

E-ACT Crest Academy versus Clarion compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonE-ACT Crest AcademyLondonClarionEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100C59/100Stronger figure
Local ranking14th of 16 in Brent 25th of 27 in Barnet
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,206 688
Capacity1,650 1,052
LocationLondon, NW2 7SN London, NW2 1TR
GCSE results
Attainment 839.9 44.8 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths36.3% 36.8% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths58.5% Stronger figure54.7% 64.8%
Entering EBacc37.7% 46.2% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.68 4.06 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort212 106
A-level results
A-level entries78 33
A-level average points25.0 28.3 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeD+ C-
Best 3 A-levels points29.7 Stronger figure26.7 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects12.2% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,206 688
Free school meals (ever 6)51.7% 51.1%
English as an additional language74.6% 68.3%
SEN support8.2% 10.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence7.4% Stronger figure7.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence24.8% Stronger figure25.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

E-ACT Crest Academy

Clarion

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