Wrenn School is a mixed secondary academy in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire Council, teaching 1,537 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in December 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 40.9 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Wrenn School.

Latest inspection
Good Ungraded inspection
Outcome: School remains Good. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 14 Dec 2023 · Published 30 Jan 2024
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Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Wrenn School.

Wrenn School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–2 Training Days
  • 3 Term 1 starts (Year 7 only)
  • 4 Whole School return
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 24 Term 1 ends
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 Term 2 starts
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 19 Term 2 ends
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25–26 Christmas Holiday (Christmas Day & Boxing Day)
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–5 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 5 Training Day
  • 6 Term 3 starts
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 13 Term 3 ends
  • 23 Term 4 starts
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27 Term 4 ends
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 13 Term 5 starts
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 22 Term 5 ends
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Term 6 starts
  • 26 Training Day
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 Term 6 ends
  • 20–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday
September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Summer Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Training Days Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
  • Term 1 starts (Year 7 only) Sep 3, 2025 Term
  • Whole School return Sep 4, 2025 Event
  • Term 1 ends Oct 24, 2025 Term
  • Term 2 starts Nov 3, 2025 Term
  • Term 2 ends Dec 19, 2025 1:30pm Term
  • Training Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
  • Term 3 starts Jan 6, 2026 Term
  • Term 3 ends Feb 13, 2026 Term
  • Term 4 starts Feb 23, 2026 Term
  • Term 4 ends Mar 27, 2026 1:30pm Term
  • Term 5 starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
  • Term 5 ends May 22, 2026 Term
  • Term 6 starts Jun 1, 2026 Term
  • Training Day Jun 26, 2026 Inset Day
  • Term 6 ends Jul 17, 2026 1:30pm Term
  • Christmas Holiday (Christmas Day & Boxing Day) Dec 25-26, 2025 Holiday
  • New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 5, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 20, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
40.9 Attainment 8 England 46.1
28.2% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
29.96 A level average score England 35
25.2% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Wrenn School with North Northamptonshire Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 40.9 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school North Northamptonshire Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 40.9
North Northamptonshire Council 42.9 England 46.1 -5.2 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 28.2%
North Northamptonshire Council 38% England 45.4% -17.2 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 33.1
North Northamptonshire Council 31.5 England 34.9 -1.8 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 10.9
North Northamptonshire Council 14.8 England 15.5 -4.6 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 28.6%
North Northamptonshire Council 23% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 248
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 29.96 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school North Northamptonshire Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 29.96
North Northamptonshire Council 32.72 England 35 -5 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 65
Attendance 25.2% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school North Northamptonshire Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 25.2%
North Northamptonshire Council 17.4% England 17.8% +7.4 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 8.5%
North Northamptonshire Council 6.8% England 6.8% +1.7 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 91% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school North Northamptonshire Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 91%
North Northamptonshire Council 91% England 92% -1 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 86%
North Northamptonshire Council 81% England 83% +3 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 94% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school North Northamptonshire Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 94%
North Northamptonshire Council 90% England 79% +15 vs England
Went to higher education 74%
North Northamptonshire Council 57% England 37% +37 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Wrenn School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Wrenn School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.