The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road, Reading, RG30 2BB
931 pupils · 79% of 1,176 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Reading
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 11 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 41% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 13.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.6 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 117 | 70 | 295 | 90 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 137 | 101 | 368 | 122 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 164 | 125 | 522 | 164 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 168 | 154 | 536 | 168 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 166 | 171 | 479 | 166 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 167 | 162 | 485 | 167 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 164 | 184 | 547 | 164 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 189 | 230 | 615 | 189 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- King's Academy Prospect 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- River Academy 2.2 km · No Ofsted rating
- Kendrick School 2.5 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Reading Girls' School 2.9 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Reading School 3.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.