Side by side
St Mary's and St John's CofE School and Wren Academy Finchley
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- St Mary's and St John's CofE School takes ages 3 to 18; Wren Academy Finchley takes ages 4 to 18.
- The two schools are 2.9 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | St Mary's and St John's CofE School | Wren Academy Finchley |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 18 DfE register | 4 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,651 DfE register | 1,623 DfE register |
| Religious character | Church of England DfE register | Church of England DfE register |
| Borough | Barnet DfE register | Barnet DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 164 first preferences for 81 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 215 first preferences for 113 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 28 February 2024: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 26 February 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Not published | 80% (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | Not published | 59.8 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | Not published | 70% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | Not published | B- (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | Not published | 35.7 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | Not published | 98% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | Not published | 91% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 28% DfE register | 14.5% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | Not published | 30.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | Not published | 9.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.7 DfE workforce census | 18 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | Not published | 5.2% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.