Wrenn School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · North Northamptonshire
London Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
25.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,537
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,632 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
203 of 240 families who put it first got an offer
256
Places offered
548
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 240 | 203 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 219 | 51 | ● 23% |
| 3rd preference | 88 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 548 | 256 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
North Northamptonshire lets families list 3 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Laura Parker
- Address
- London Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ
- Phone
- 01933222039
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Ward / constituency
- Croyland & Swanspool · Wellingborough and Rushden
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139961
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 28% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
1,537 pupils · 1,632 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
14 December 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,369 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.49 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.30 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 28.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 248 | — |
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.
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 | 29.96 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 12.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 65 | — |
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 | 248 | 11% | 36% | 63% | |
| English Language | 248 | 13% | 38% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 248 | 9% | 41% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 210 | 4% | 23% | 41% | |
| Geography | 131 | 12% | 37% | 45% | |
| History | 123 | 19% | 39% | 51% | |
| Art and Design | 109 | 13% | 57% | 75% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 76 | 3% | 14% | 33% | |
| Social Studies | 55 | 15% | 42% | 49% | |
| Biology | 37 | 32% | 73% | 95% | |
| Physics | 37 | 41% | 76% | 89% | |
| Chemistry | 37 | 32% | 78% | 92% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 18 | 11% | 22% | 44% | |
| Mathematics | 17 | 6% | 29% | 41% | |
| Law | 15 | 7% | 40% | 73% | |
| Sociology | 15 | 0% | 7% | 60% | |
| Geography | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 9 | 11% | 11% | 33% | |
| English Literature | 9 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Chemistry | 7 | 0% | 14% | 29% | |
| Physics | 6 | 17% | 17% | 33% | |
| Photography | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Computer Science | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| History | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 19296: Wrenn School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 62% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
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 North Northamptonshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer 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.