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Wren Academy Finchley

Comprehensive

National rank

312

269=

Rank last year

53.2^%

A-level

41.1^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher John Keohane

Attendance 94.9%

Gender of entry Mixed

Send pupils* 12.5% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 1,620

Pupils on free school meals 16.2%

Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

9.1

17.5

26.6

A*/A

26.6

A*-B

53.2

Grade

9/8

23.1

9/8/7

41.1

What the school inspection says

“Pupils start their day happy to come to school and begin learning. They describe it as a place where teachers do their best to help them in class, and to keep them safe. Pupils treat one another respectfully in this diverse school community. The school has consistently high standards for pupils' behaviour and their learning. In the classroom, the atmosphere is productive and focused. Learning is rarely disrupted and pupils produce work of an exceptional quality, including pupils with Send. The curriculum is filled with opportunities for pupils to build on the ideas and learning they have previously been taught.”

Inspection

2025

In detail *

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*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

Wren Academy opened as a CofE secondary school in 2008 before expanding to include primary-aged pupils in 2015.
Students belong to one of six houses for the entirety of their school journey and participate in inter-house competitions during the year, including a singing contest, marble-run competition and athletics day.
The school offers about 120 places in year 7. Parents of Wren Academy primary pupils do not need to apply for a place.
English, maths and science are taught in single-sex groups from year 7 upwards. The school says this policy gives “all the benefits of single-sex education in a mixed school”.
Extended days, running until 4pm on Tuesdays, give pupils time to prioritise enrichment sessions in areas of interest such as 3D printing, coding, news reporting, gospel choir, sports, first aid and drama.

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firstcontact@wrenacademy.org

Telephone

020 8492 6000

Website

wrenacademyfinchley.org

Address

Hilton Road, North Finchley, London, N12 9HB

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