The WREN SchoolRiver Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Reading.

Summary of the comparison

The WREN School and River Academy are secondary schools in Reading.

Side-by-side comparison

The WREN School versus River Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ReadingThe WREN SchoolReadingRiver AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100 Not scored
Local ranking7th of 10 in Reading Not ranked
InspectionOfsted: Expected
School typeFree schools Free schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll979 186
Capacity1,176 1,200
LocationReading, RG30 2BB Reading, RG1 8EQ
GCSE results
Attainment 844.8 Not reported46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths41.0% Not reported45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths59.6% Not reported64.8%
Entering EBacc13.5% Not reported40.5%
EBacc average point score3.89 Not reported4.09
Cohort156 Not reported
A-level results
A-level entries70 Not reported
A-level average points25.0 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeD+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points28.5 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects5.7% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census979 186
Free school meals (ever 6)29.1% 29.0%
English as an additional language51.8% 31.7%
SEN support8.5% 24.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 8.6%
Attendance
Overall absence8.3% 5.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.9% 9.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: The WREN School · River Academy