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The WREN School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school

61-63 Bath Road, Reading RG30 2BB · wren.excalibur.org.uk · 0118 214 3888

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.8
average Attainment 8 score. Reading 50.2, England 46
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
931
79% of 1,176 places
Local authority
Reading
Sixth form
Yes
Free school meals
31.8%
First language not English
51.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Excalibur Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 70 families put the school first and 117 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 171 (Places 166)171September 2023: 154 (Places 168)154September 2024: 125 (Places 164)125September 2025: 101 (Places 137)101September 2026: 70 (Places 117)70Places 117
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026117700.6100%
September 2025Sept 20251371010.7100%
September 2024Sept 20241641250.890%
September 2023Sept 20231681540.982%
September 2022Sept 20221661711▲75%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.8, and 41% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Reading it was 50.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (25 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252021/22: 39.0 (England 48.8)39.02022/23: 38.7 (England 46.3)38.72023/24: 43.0 (England 45.9)43.02024/25: 44.8 (England 46.0)44.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.846.0
▼41.0%45.4%
▼59.6%64.8%
▼13.5%40.5%
●3.894.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form44.1+6.5
Sixth form college4.3+1.3
Further education38.7−8
Apprenticeship4.3+3.7
Employment0.5−3.1
Not in a lasting destination4.8+0.6
Activity not captured3.2−0.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

21/2222/2323/2424/252021/22: 22.4 (England 37.9)D+2022/23: 22.7 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 21.8 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 25.0 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
70 studentsD+ (25)Average -0.16
70 studentsC- (25.2)Average -0.13
39 studentsPass+ (19.9)Well below average -0.62
5.7%AAB or better
97.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2466D+ (21.8)-0.31
2022/2358D+ (22.7)—
2021/2241D+ (22.4)—

Where sixth-form leavers went

2021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University43.4−3.5
Further education10.5+6.4
Apprenticeship2.6+0.6
Employment18.4−8.1
Not in a lasting destination15.8+5.6
Activity not captured9.2−1

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected The WREN School on 14 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
14 Apr 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2024

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2024Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (114 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
60%
Replies
114
11% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼76% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼75% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼65% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼64% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼70% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼57% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼72% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼54% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼53% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼42% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 45% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼29% agreeEngland 67%

based on 31 parents (27%) with SEND

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