Wrenn School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 13 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Unique reference
- 139961
- Address
- London Road, NN8 2DQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1465 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 30.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.9%
- Persistent absence
- 25.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 51%
Other White 19.9%
African 8.1%
Mixed 7.2%
Indian 3.4%
Other Black 3%
Other Asian 1.8%
Caribbean 1.3%
Other 1%
Unclassified 1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.8
Local authority average 42.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.49
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 76 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 53 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 3 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 37 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Wrenn School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 256
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 240
- 2nd preference
- 219
- 3rd preference
- 88
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 269 137 132 |
| Year 8 | 267 135 132 |
| Year 9 | 255 115 140 |
| Year 10 | 257 144 113 |
| Year 11 | 252 143 109 |
| Year 12 | 92 31 61 |
| Year 13 | 73 33 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 44.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 34.0% 40.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.8% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 70.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 11.0% 20.8% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.5% 2.4% |