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
- 28.0%
- 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 | 18 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 92 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 6 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 38 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 152 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 150 |
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 | 87.0% 88.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 20.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 58.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 8.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |