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Neale-Wade Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Wimblington Road, March PE15 9PX · neale-wade.org · 01354 606000

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
34.8
average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,130
64% of 1,758 places
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
38%
First language not English
8.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Active Learning Trust Limited

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 214 families put the school first and 223 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 222 (Places 230)222September 2023: 199 (Places 279)199September 2024: 192 (Places 263)192September 2025: 191 (Places 217)191September 2026: 214 (Places 223)214Places 223
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262232141100%
September 2025Sept 20252171910.9100%
September 2024Sept 20242631920.7100%
September 2023Sept 20232791990.7100%
September 2022Sept 20222302221100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.8, and 23.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cambridgeshire it was 48.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 39.9 (England 46.3)39.92017/18: 39.7 (England 46.5)39.72018/19: 42.1 (England 46.7)42.12021/22: 36.1 (England 48.8)36.12022/23: 37.1 (England 46.3)37.12023/24: 34.0 (England 45.9)34.02024/25: 34.8 (England 46.0)34.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼34.846.0
▼23.7%45.4%
▼43.5%64.8%
▼34.9%40.5%
▼3.004.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form19.1+0.1
Sixth form college4.8+0.4
Further education59+1.5
Other education0.8+0.4
Apprenticeship2.8−2.4
Employment2.8−1.6
Not in a lasting destination7.2+0.1
Activity not captured3.6+1.6

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 26.9 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 22.3 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 25.1 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 28.5 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 32.0 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 27.3 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 21.2 (England 34.4)D2024/25: 34.3 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
27 studentsC+ (34.3)Average +0.26
30 studentsC+ (34.3)Above average +0.29
31 studentsDist- (31.2)Average +0.19
10 studentsDist (35.8)Average +0.41
11.1%AAB or better
77.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2417D (21.2)-0.35
2022/2345C- (27.3)—
2021/2252C+ (32)—
2018/1954C (28.5)-0.17
2017/1884C- (25.1)-0.38
2016/17107D+ (22.3)-0.28
2015/1668C- (26.9)-0.05

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University21.3−24.9
Apprenticeship17+11.5
Employment36.2−2.3
Not in a lasting destination14.9+6.1
Activity not captured10.6+9.5

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Neale-Wade Academy on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
13 Jan 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementUrgent improvement
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Oct 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2021Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (269 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
73%
Positive
46%
Replies
269
22% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼70% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼74% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼57% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼65% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼63% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼55% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼64% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 91% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼39% agreeEngland 43%

based on 70 parents (26%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼50% agreeEngland 63%

based on 65 parents (24%) with SEND

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