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Wren Academy Finchley[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 4–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 65 65.1 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 80% 80% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
65.1 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
82.1% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
44.1% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.85 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 59.8[7] 70.1%[7]
2023/24 60.7[5] 76.8%[5] +0.85[5]
2022/23 63.3[8] 82%[8] +1.00[8]
2021/22 65.6[9] 83%[9] +0.80[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
12.9% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[11] 18.8%[11]
2022/23 B-[12] 19.5%[12]
2021/22 B[13] 19.6%[13]
2018/19 C+[14] 18.9%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
80% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
18% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
108 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
109 2024/25[4]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 78%[15] 20%[15] 110[15] 108[15]
2022/23 76%[16] 20%[16] 108[16] 107[16]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
98% 2022/23[17]
School sixth form
64% 2022/23[17]
Sixth-form college
12% 2022/23[17]
Further education college
19% 2022/23[17]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[17]
Employment
1% 2022/23[17]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 96%[18] 61%[18] 16%[18] 18%[18] 1%[18] 1%[18]
2020/21 98%[19] 70%[19] 12%[19] 14%[19] 0%[19] 2%[19]
2019/20 97%[20] 69%[20] 11%[20] 16%[20] 0%[20] 0%[20]
2018/19 98%[21] 65%[21] 7%[21] 23%[21] 1%[21] 0%[21]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[22]
Education
76% 2022/23[22]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[22]
Employment
14% 2022/23[22]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 92%[23] 75%[23] 3%[23] 14%[23]
2020/21 85%[24] 74%[24] 2%[24] 9%[24]
2019/20 90%[25] 80%[25] 1%[25] 8%[25]
2018/19 89%[26] 76%[26] 4%[26] 9%[26]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
87% 2021/22[27]
Top third of most selective universities
37% 2021/22[27]
Russell Group universities
51% 2019/20[28]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[28]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 85%[29] 55%[29]
2019/20 92%[28] 58%[28] 51%[28] 0%[28]
2018/19 89%[30] 36%[30] 33%[30] 2%[30]
2017/18 87%[31] 40%[31] 38%[31] 3%[31]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
25 Feb 2025[32]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[32]
Report published
28 Apr 2025[32]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[32]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
Standards maintained[32]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
18 Sep 2018[33] S8 No Formal Designation Visit[33] Outstanding[33]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
9.6 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Applications (any preference)
1089 Entry Sept 2026[34]
First preferences
215 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Places offered
113 Entry Sept 2026[34]
First preferences per place
1.9 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 1159[34] 297[34] 173[34] 6.7[34] 1.7[34]
Entry Sept 2024 1091[34] 284[34] 174[34] 6.3[34] 1.6[34]
Entry Sept 2023 1231[34] 309[34] 175[34] 7.0[34] 1.8[34]
Entry Sept 2022 1247[34] 351[34] 176[34] 7.1[34] 2.0[34]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
4.4 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Applications (any preference)
251 Entry Sept 2026[34]
First preferences
106 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Places offered
57 Entry Sept 2026[34]
First preferences per place
1.9 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 270[34] 115[34] 58[34] 4.7[34] 2.0[34]
Entry Sept 2024 243[34] 89[34] 58[34] 4.2[34] 1.5[34]
Entry Sept 2023 310[34] 121[34] 58[34] 5.3[34] 2.1[34]
Entry Sept 2022 253[34] 110[34] 59[34] 4.3[34] 1.9[34]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
4–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1600[1]
Trust
WREN ACADEMIES TRUST[1]
Local authority
Barnet[1]
Website
www.wrenacademyfinchley.org[1]
District
Barnet[35]
Postcode
N12 9HB[1]
URN
135507[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1639 2024/25[36]
English as an additional language
30.4% 2024/25[36]
SEN support
10% 2024/25[36]
EHC plan
3.8% 2024/25[36]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
16.2% 2024/25[36]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
46.9%[37]
Mixed
18.9%[37]
Asian
15.2%[37]
Black
6.8%[37]
Any other ethnic group
10%[37]
Unclassified
2.2%[37]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
Pupils, including those with SEND, achieve exceptionally well.[38]
Warmth
They treat one another respectfully in this diverse school community.[38]
Behaviour
In the classroom, the atmosphere is productive and focused. Learning is rarely disrupted Pupils move around the school calmly.[38]
Learning support
Pupils with SEND are well supported. The school identifies their needs and teachers are trained to understand these.[38]
Enrichment
The provision for pupils' personal development is a remarkable strength of the school. Pupils enjoy and take up the vast opportunities available which are an integral part of the school week.[38]
Pupil voice
These roles include acting as prefects, curriculum advisors and interviewers.[38]
Structure
The school has consistently high standards for pupils' behaviour and their learning.[38]
Performing arts
The school ensures that pupils broaden their horizons as they learn Mandarin, become young engineers, learn first aid or sing in the gospel choir.[38]
Visual arts
For example, in art, pupils develop rich portfolios that recognise the influence that various artists have had on their design ideas.[38]

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quotes (11)
    They treat one another respectfully in this diverse school community (p. 1)
    Pupils, including those with SEND, achieve exceptionally well (p. 2)
    In the classroom, the atmosphere is productive and focused. Learning is rarely disrupted (p. 1)
    Pupils move around the school calmly (p. 1)
    The school has consistently high standards for pupils' behaviour and their learning (p. 1)
    The provision for pupils' personal development is a remarkable strength of the school (p. 2)
    Pupils enjoy and take up the vast opportunities available which are an integral part of the school week (p. 1)
    These roles include acting as prefects, curriculum advisors and interviewers (p. 3)
    For example, in art, pupils develop rich portfolios that recognise the influence that various artists have had on their design ideas (p. 1)
    The school ensures that pupils broaden their horizons as they learn Mandarin, become young engineers, learn first aid or sing in the gospel choir (p. 1)
    Pupils with SEND are well supported. The school identifies their needs and teachers are trained to understand these (p. 2)