The WREN School
Free schools in Reading, Reading.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Free schools |
| Age range | 11 to 19 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 931 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1176 |
| Free school meals | 31.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Reading |
| Address | 61-63 Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2BB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://wren.excalibur.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01182143888 |
| URN | 142121 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 14 April 2026, published 11 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 23 January 2024, published 28 February 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School (secondary school, about 0.4 km)
- King's Academy Prospect (secondary school, about 1.3 km)
- River Academy (secondary school, about 2.2 km)
- Kendrick School (secondary school, about 2.5 km)
- Reading Girls' School (secondary school, about 2.9 km)
- Reading School (secondary school, about 3.2 km)
- Hartland High School (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading (secondary school, about 4.1 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.