Wren Academy Finchley

All-through · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Barnet

Hilton Avenue, London, N12 9HB

Website 02084926000

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

50%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

94.8%

12.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

1,623

Capacity used

Over capacity

101%

1,600 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

50%

1st preference success rate

57 of 115 families who put it first got an offer

Places offered

270

Total applications

4.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)	Applications	Offers	Success
1st preference	115	57	● 50%
2nd preference	65	0	● 0%
3rd preference	36	1	● 3%
Later preferences (4th–6th)	54	0	● 0%
Total	270	58	21%

1st preference success by year

47%

2020

51%

2021

53%

2022

45%

2023

63%

2024

50%

2025

Barnet lets families list 6 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: All-through
Age range: 4–18
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Sixth form: Yes
Boarding: No boarders
Headteacher: John Keohane
Address: Hilton Avenue, North Finchley, London, N12 9HB
Phone: 02084926000
Local authority: Barnet
Ward / constituency: Woodhouse · Finchley and Golders Green
Area: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 135507

Gov.uk school record Performance tables

Pupils

Measure	School	LA	England
Free school meals	15%	—	—
English as additional language	27%	—	—
SEN support	8%	—	—

52% boys (846)48% girls (777)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: WREN ACADEMIES TRUST

1,623 pupils · 1,600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

25
26 February 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained

View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 1,284 pupils

Attendance

94.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

5.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

12.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

1.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

20/21

21%

21/22

15%

22/23

14%

23/24

12%

24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

Measure	School	LA	England
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths	78%	—	—
Higher standard	20%	—	—
Reading progress	—	—	0.0
Writing progress	—	—	0.0
Maths progress	—	—	0.0

GCSE results

Measure	School	LA	England
Attainment 8 score	60.7	—	—
Progress 8 score	0.85	—	0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths	77%	—	—
Grade 4+ in English & maths	88%	—	—
EBacc average point score	5.80	—	—

Progress 8 band

Well below

5% of schools

Below

26% of schools

Average

43% of schools

Above

21% of schools

Well above

5% of schools

A-level results

Measure	School	LA	England
Average points per entry	37.63	—	—

Average grade: B- (England B-)

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard80%

+18% vs England

Higher standard18%

+10% vs England

Reading

Expected standard90%

+15% vs England

Higher standard46%

+13% vs England

Average score108

+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard84%

+12% vs England

Greater depth23%

+10% vs England

Maths

Expected standard93%

+19% vs England

Higher standard48%

+22% vs England

Average score109

+4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard87%

+14% vs England

Higher standard44%

+14% vs England

Average score108

+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard95%

+13% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)	80%	61%
Higher standard	18%	8%

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Attainment 8	59.8	46
Grade 5+ English & maths	70.1%	46%
Grade 4+ English & maths	84.2%	65%
Entering EBacc	67.9%	40%
EBacc average point score	5.59	4.1
Pupils in cohort	184	—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils

+0.53

Other pupils

+0.92

Low prior attainers

+1.10

Middle prior attainers

+0.88

High prior attainers

+0.71

Girls

+1.08

Boys

+0.63

A-level results over time

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Average points per entry	35.68	35
Average grade	B-	—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)	12.9%	17%
A-level students	155	—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

Subject	Entries	Grade 7+	Grade 5+	Grade 4+
Mathematics	184	48%	76%	88%
English Language	184	29%	72%	84%
English Literature	183	36%	79%	90%
History	134	37%	63%	72%
Combined Science	129	27%	60%	71%
French	103	40%	79%	87%
Geography	71	45%	70%	80%
Religious Studies	58	64%	83%	88%
Biology	55	73%	98%	100%
Physics	54	63%	98%	100%
Chemistry	54	81%	100%	100%
Design & Technology	47	23%	55%	74%

A level

Subject	Entries	A*	A*–A	A*–B
Mathematics	72	14%	32%	44%
Economics	51	6%	14%	39%
Sociology	45	13%	22%	60%
Psychology	45	7%	16%	38%
History	34	0%	24%	62%
Physics	27	15%	30%	59%
Biology	26	12%	31%	54%
Chemistry	24	4%	25%	33%
Government and Politics	22	9%	18%	50%
Religious Studies	21	5%	48%	71%
Geography	16	6%	31%	69%
Computer Science	14	14%	21%	57%

Oxbridge

Cambridge offers by year

Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers²

UCAS apply centre 19232: Wren Academy Finchley

Cambridge admissions¹	2025
Applications	13
Offers	≤5
Success rate	—
Accepted offers	≤5

¹ Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).

² Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.

Where students go next

Measure	School	LA	England
Higher education (university)	73%	—	—
Apprenticeships	3%	—	—
Any education or training	75%	—	—

Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Barnet council, not the school.

Entry	Deadline	Offer day
Reception (primary)	15 January	16 April (or next working day)
Year 7 (secondary)	31 October	1 March (or next working day)

Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.