Wren Academy Finchley

Wren Academy Finchley at a glance

Located in London, Barnet, Wren Academy Finchley is an all-through school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 1,639 pupils aged 4 to 18. 80% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 2.0 percentage points year on year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 59.8, well above the national average of 46. On our composite score, Wren Academy Finchley ranks among the top 9% of primary schools in England for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks among the top 8% of secondary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 18% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 70% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. Wren Academy Finchley is oversubscribed: about 5 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 106 first choices for 57 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 17.8 pupils per teacher. Wren Academy Finchley does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.