OFSTED
26 February 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Barnet
Trust
WREN ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,623
1,623 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
777
47.9% of pupils
Male pupils
846
52.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.8 pts
below England
School
12.0%
Barnet
20.6%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.1 pts
above England
School
32.4%
Barnet
43.3%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Barnet
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
25.5%
414
Any other White background
20.5%
332
Any other Mixed background
10.8%
176
Any other ethnic group
10.0%
163
Indian
5.5%
89
Chinese
5.2%
85
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.4%
201 of
1,623 pupils
8.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
59.8
20.6 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.85 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.19%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.03 pts
lower than
England
School
5.19%
Barnet
5.90%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.31%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.51 pts
lower than
England
School
12.31%
Barnet
14.89%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.01%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.79 pts
lower than
England
School
1.01%
Barnet
1.29%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.4%
10.4 pts
above England
Wren Academy Finchley
101.4%
Barnet
95.9%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.