Neale-Wade Academy
Wimblington Road, March, PE15 9PX
1,130 pupils · 64% of 1,758 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 20 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 34.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 23.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 43.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 34.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 223 | 214 | 256 | 217 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 217 | 191 | 247 | 208 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 263 | 192 | 268 | 220 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 279 | 199 | 283 | 228 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 230 | 222 | 306 | 226 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 239 | 220 | 291 | 227 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 255 | 233 | 316 | 246 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 248 | 215 | 317 | 236 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Wisbech Academy 13.9 km · No Ofsted rating
- Thomas Clarkson Academy 14.1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Sir Harry Smith Community College 14.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Abbey College, Ramsey 16.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Vista Academy Littleport 16.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Witchford Village College 18.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.