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Wren Spinney School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Special academy

Westover Road, Off Westhill Drive, Kettering NN15 7LB · wrenspinney.co.uk · 01536 481939

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
Pupils
96
16 over 80 places · 120%
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Sixth form
Yes
Free school meals
45.7%
First language not English
35.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

GCSE results

2024/25SchoolEngland
Attainment 8n/a46
Grade 5+ English & mathsn/a45.4%
Grade 4+ English & mathsn/a64.8%
Entered for EBaccn/a40.5%
EBacc average pointsn/a4.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122158)

hidden: too few pupils to publish

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2022/23
Other education100+33.3

Ofsted

Wren Spinney School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
23 Apr 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2014Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Mar 2011Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

0% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
0%
Replies
10
11% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼20% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼10% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼10% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼0% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼20% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼0% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼0% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼0% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼0% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼20% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼0% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 100% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼0% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 90% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼0% agreeEngland 68%

based on 10 parents (100%) with SEND

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