Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy

How places are decided at Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy

Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy?

Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy has 661 pupils on roll.

What ages does Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy take?

Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy located?

Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy is located in London, NW2 7LL, Brent.

How do I apply to Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy?

Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How far from Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy for 2026-27 (Reception) was 3.168 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Reception places decided at Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy?

When Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-after and previously looked-after children — Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for a place at the school; 2. Siblings — Priority will next be given to children who will have siblings on the roll of the school at the point of the new pupil joining the school; 3. Children of E-ACT staff — Priority will next be given to children whose parent/carer is employed by E-ACT (teaching and non-teaching) and whose place of employment, as set out in their contract of employment, is the Academy, and who has either: a) been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made. b) been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Applications under this criterion must be supported by the completion and submission of a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by the published deadline, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 90 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where two or more applications cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria outlined above, priority will be given to the child living nearest to the school, measured in accordance with the distance methodology used by the relevant Local Authority. Where two or more applicants live at the same distance from the school and it is therefore not possible to determine priority, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently supervised and carried out in accordance with the procedures of the relevant Local Authority.

What is the largest ethnic background at Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 59.3% of pupils at Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy are recorded as Any other ethnic group. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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