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| Wrenn School | |
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| Location | |
London Road ,, NN8 2DQ | |
| Coordinates | 52°17′47″N0°41′19″W / 52.2963°N 0.6887°W /52.2963; -0.6887 |
| Information | |
| Type | SecondaryComprehensiveSponsor-led Academy |
| Motto | "Proud to be Wrenn" |
| Established | 1907: Wellingborough County High School 1930: Wellingborough Grammar School 1975: Merger to form Wrenn School |
| Trust | Creative Education Trust: 2018 |
| Department for Education URN | 139961Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | William E Mandeville |
| Principal | Laura Parker |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1,304 |
| Colours | Black & Red |
| Second Site | Doddington Road Wellingborough Northamptonshire NN8 2JJ England |
| Website | www |
Wrenn School is acoeducationalsecondarycomprehensive school andSixth form withacademy status, located inWellingborough,Northamptonshire,England.
The school's origins lie in Wellingborough County High School for girls (1907) and Wellingborough Grammar School for boys (1930). The Wellingborough County High School was founded in 1907, and moved into the Broadway site in 1911, and the grammar school site was finished in 1930, on Doddington Road. The two schools merged in 1975, under the then headmaster, Mr Wrenn, to form Wrenn School.[1]
Wrenn School is a split-site school, with the three parts of its grounds being a short walk apart. The first site of the school is situated on the A5193 (formerA509) in the south of the town, just west of the hospital, on London Road and Broadway(52°17′47″N0°41′19″W / 52.2963°N 0.6887°W /52.2963; -0.6887 (Wrenn School, London Road site)). The other two sites are situated on Doddington Road(52°17′45″N0°41′41″W / 52.2959°N 0.6948°W /52.2959; -0.6948 (Wrenn School, Doddington Road site)), a few minutes from the London Road site. The Doddington Road site, formerly the boys' grammar school, houses years 7-9 along with the Art and Design Technology buildings, and the Roseacre Playing Fields site, for Physical Education, is situated directly opposite the main Doddington Road building. The London Road site, which was the site of the former girls' high school, is attended by years 10-11 and the school's Sixth Form. The oldest buildings are those of the former grammar school, and the most modern additions are the all-weather pitch (AstroTurf) and pavilion, constructed in 2004 and the music block, constructed in 2006.
In 2018, the school'sProgress 8 score atGCSE was average, and its Attainment 8 score below average.[14]
The Northamptonshire County Council-run “Music and Arts Centre” takes place every Saturday morning in the Wrenn School, at the London Road site, and the festival band has achieved national recognition in the finals of the national festival of music for youth.[15][better source needed]
