Wrenn School
London Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
- Tef Principal
- Mrs Laura Parker
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Creative Education Trust
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,632
- Pupils on roll
- 1,537
- URN
- 139961
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933222039
About this school
Wrenn School is a secondary academy in Wellingborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,537 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 December 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 195 | 255 | 248 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.3 | 39.8 | 40.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.06 -0.16 to +0.27 | -0.02 -0.21 to +0.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% | 31.8% | 28.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 52.9% | 53.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% | 29% | 23.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wrenn School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.3 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.8 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.9 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,365 |
| 2023/24 | 1,446 |
| 2024/25 | 1,465 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wrenn School compares
Wrenn School ranked 13th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.9 | 8.5% | 30.9% | 1,537 | — |
| Sir Christopher Hatton Academy | 50.2 | 8.1% | 19.4% | 1,440 | 0.9 miles |
| Weavers Academy | 39.8 | 8.4% | 32.5% | 1,275 | 1.1 miles |
| Wollaston School | 46.1 | 9% | 16.1% | 1,432 | 3.0 miles |
| Rushden Academy | 41.6 | 9.3% | 25.7% | 961 | 3.5 miles |
| Huxlow Academy | 41.9 | 9.6% | 24.8% | 783 | 3.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.92%
- English as an additional language
- 30.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.47%
- Persistent absence
- 25.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Wellingborough
-
Weavers Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Wellingborough
-
Wollaston School3.0 miles
Secondary · Wellingborough
-
Rushden Academy3.5 miles
Secondary · Rushden
-
Huxlow Academy3.6 miles
Secondary · Irthlingborough
Other schools in Wellingborough
Wrenn School ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Wellingborough.
- Manor School Secondary
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy Secondary
- Weavers Academy Secondary
- Wollaston School Secondary
- Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery Nursery
- Highfield Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bozeat Community Primary School Primary
- Croyland Primary School Primary
- Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School Primary
- Finedon Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wrenn School teach?
- Wrenn School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wellingborough.
- Who is the tef principal of Wrenn School?
- The tef principal of Wrenn School is Mrs Laura Parker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wrenn School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wrenn School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Wrenn School?
- Wrenn School has 1,537 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Wrenn School full?
- Wrenn School has capacity for 1,632 pupils and 1,537 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wrenn School a faith school?
- No. Wrenn School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wrenn School a selective school?
- No. Wrenn School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Wrenn School?
- Wrenn School is part of CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wrenn School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.3 in 2022/23 and 40.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wrenn School rank locally?
- Wrenn School ranked 13th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wrenn School's absence rate?
- Wrenn School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wrenn School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wrenn School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.