Wren Academy Finchley

About Wren Academy Finchley

Wren Academy Finchley has held an Outstanding rating from Ofsted since at least its 2011 inspection, and that grade was reaffirmed in its most recent ungraded inspection in 2025, where inspectors judged that standards were being maintained. The school’s sixth form, early years provision, and leadership and management were all rated Outstanding in the last graded inspection in 2018. But the most telling academic metric is its Progress 8 score of 0.85, which places pupils’ progress well above the national average. That score is also significantly higher than the Barnet local authority average of 0.6, and it ranks Wren Academy 9th out of 28 state secondary schools in the borough. Nationally, it sits in the top 6% of schools for Progress 8, and in London it ranks 70th out of 487 schools. The school’s Attainment 8 score of 60.7 and an EBacc average point score of 5.8 further underline strong outcomes across the board.

At GCSE, 88.1% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, and 76.8% achieved a grade 5 or above. The EBacc entry rate is high at 73.4%, with 63.3% of pupils achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above. Progress is strongest in the EBacc subjects, where the school’s Progress 8 score is 1.11, and in maths at 0.99, while English progress is a more modest 0.6. In the sixth form, the school’s value-added score is 0.15, which is rated above average, and the average points per entry is 37.63, equivalent to a B- grade. The best three A-levels average out at B- as well. With 133 pupils in the sixth form cohort, the school offers a substantial post-16 provision. Parent views are largely positive: 85% would recommend the school, and strong majorities agree that their child is happy, feels safe, and that behaviour is well managed.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 1,159 applications for 173 places, an oversubscription ratio of 6.7 to 1, with 297 first-preference applications for 159 offers. Facilities include a swimming pool, tennis courts, art studios, music rooms, a chapel, and a dedicated sixth form centre. Sports on offer include rugby, netball, football, dance, gymnastics, and swimming, while clubs range from coding and orchestra to gardening and Young Enterprise. SEND provisions cover a wide range of needs, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. However, the Parent View data shows that 38% of respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed that SEND children receive the support they need, which is worth investigating further. This is a Church of England secondary school for ages 4 to 18, with a strong academic track record and a clear focus on progress, particularly for pupils aiming at the EBacc.

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