Wren Academy Finchley

Wren Academy Finchley demonstrates effective maintenance of its previously outstanding standards during this ungraded inspection. Pupils arrive at school eager to learn, and they benefit from a strong focus on personal development, which plays a crucial role in their overall educational experience. The diverse school community promotes respect and calmness among students, contributing to a productive learning environment where high expectations are consistently met. The curriculum is well-structured, facilitating deep understanding and exceptional achievements for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Strengths

• Consistently high standards for pupils' behaviour and learning.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Strong subject knowledge and enthusiasm from teachers.
• Robust early reading programme that prepares pupils for future learning.
• Wide range of extracurricular opportunities fostering personal development.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wren Academy Finchley attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 12.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.7% of pupils at Wren Academy Finchley were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Wren Academy Finchley had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.6% of pupils at Wren Academy Finchley were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Wren Academy Finchley received £6,536 and spent £7,411 for each of its 1,641 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £97,000 (-£59 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Wren Academies Trust, income was £6,990 and spending £7,653 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Wren Academy Finchley is part of Wren Academies Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• St Mary's and St John's CofE School London
• Wren Academy Enfield Enfield

What is Wren Academy Finchley's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wren Academy Finchley is Outstanding, from an inspection in April 2025.

When was Wren Academy Finchley last inspected by Ofsted?

Wren Academy Finchley was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does Wren Academy Finchley have?

Wren Academy Finchley has 1,623 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wren Academy Finchley cover?

Wren Academy Finchley for pupils aged 4 to 18.

What are Wren Academy Finchley's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 65.1, and 82% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are Wren Academy Finchley's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wren Academy Finchley?

Wren Academy Finchley is at Hilton Avenue, North Finchley, London, N12 9HB.