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Wren Academy Finchley

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Sept 18 2018 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Barnet
Unique reference
135507
Address
Hilton Avenue, North Finchley, N12 9HB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1614 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.9%
Girls
48.1%
First language not English
26.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
13%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 25.9%
Other White 20.3%
Mixed 17.5%
Other 9.9%
Unclassified 5.8%
African 5%
Indian 4.9%
Chinese 3.7%
Pakistani 1.9%
Other Asian 1.5%
Caribbean 1.5%
Irish 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAverage1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 76%
Local authority average 69%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 20%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award63
Speech & DramaTechnical Award15
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)13
ArabicGCSE2
Art & DesignGCSE20
BiologyGCSE39
ChemistryGCSE40
ChineseGCSE6
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE48
Design & TechnologyGCSE45
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Wren Academy Finchley

Primary

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
89
2nd preference
51
3rd preference
38
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
56
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher34.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
39
21
Year 1
58
25
33
Year 2
59
24
35
Year 3
60
24
36
Year 4
59
38
21
Year 5
60
34
26
Year 6
60
41
19
Year 7
182
97
85
Year 8
182
101
81
Year 9
182
95
87
Year 10
183
89
94
Year 11
179
92
87
Year 12
157
77
80
Year 13
133
62
71
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Secondary

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
95.0%
92.9%
85.6%
Further education
18.0%
18.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
61.0%
64.4%
36.6%
Sixth form college
16.0%
9.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
1.0%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.6%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
3.2%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.2%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
85.0%
81.5%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
55.0%
45.0%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.4%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021
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