The WREN School

State-Funded School

the-wren-school-reading-south-east

South EastRegion

ReadingLocal Authority

Reading CentralConstituency

RG30 2BBPostcode

0.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The WREN School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Reading, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 931 pupils. The WREN School is part of Excalibur Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 Apr 2026 · published 11 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41%
EBacc average point score: 3.89

Ethnicity

White

43%

Asian

25%

Black

12%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

931

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

52%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 931
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Excalibur Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Feb 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
3 Sept 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.