The WREN School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 24 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Reading
- Unique reference
- 142121
- Address
- 61-63 Bath Road, RG30 2BB
- Website
- www.wrenschool.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1003 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.0%
- Girls
- 45.0%
- First language not English
- 45%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.6%
- Persistent absence
- 31.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.4%
White British 32.5%
Other White 16.7%
Mixed 11.6%
Indian 8.1%
Other Asian 7.8%
Pakistani 6.6%
African 6%
Unclassified 2.7%
Chinese 2.2%
Other 1.7%
Other Black 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Caribbean 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.3
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.7
Local authority average 50.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.42
Local authority average 4.52
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 49 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 95 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 7 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 26 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 47 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 184 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 183 |
Admissions
The WREN School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 164
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 125
- 2nd preference
- 188
- 3rd preference
- 114
- From another Local Authority
- 25
Offers
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 166 91 75 |
| Year 8 | 167 93 74 |
| Year 9 | 164 97 67 |
| Year 10 | 166 98 68 |
| Year 11 | 194 96 98 |
| Year 12 | 74 41 33 |
| Year 13 | 72 36 36 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 87.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 46.0% 21.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 38.0% 57.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 8.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.9% 1.2% |