The WREN School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–19 · Reading
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Reading Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The WREN School is a secondary school in Reading for ages 11–19 (free schools). Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
The WREN School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.198 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.219 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.256 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.389 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.099 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, while a last distance was published in 5 of the 6 earlier years.
- In 2026 there were 70 first-choice applications for 117 Year 7 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 47 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The school has 14.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.1 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Reading.
- In 2024/25, 41% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the A level average grade was D+ (England B-).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Reading schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 61-63 Bath Road, Reading, RG30 2BB
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 931 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are extremely proud of their school.”
- “They appreciate how staff want the very best for them.”
- “Pupils value the diversity and range of cultures they see in their peers, which they learn more about in school.”
To improve
- “Leaders recognise that in the past sixth-form outcomes have been too low.”
- “In some lessons, checking for gaps in pupils’ knowledge is not as consistent as it could be.”
- “Leaders recognise this and reducing this variability remains a key school development priority.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 70 first-preference applications, 117 offers in total, 70 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Reading.
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- King's Academy Prospect 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- River Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kendrick School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Reading Girls' School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Reading School 2.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hartland High School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published