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The Wisbech Academy

  • 11–16Ages
  • 205Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • 150783URN

Weasenham Lane, Wisbech, PE13 2RU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Not yet inspected
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.8per place
close to Cambridgeshire median (1.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cambridgeshire

177 applications for 99 places · 14th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Not yet inspected

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
1.8applications per place, Year 7
close to Cambridgeshire median (1.6) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

177 applications · 99 places offered · 54 named it first

  1. 2026 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
  2. 2025 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.7
  • This school
  • Cambridgeshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026991771.8540.55
Sep 2025991721.7440.44

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
150783 · 873/4017
Trust
The Brooke Weston Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
600 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals
40.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2024
Address
Weasenham Lane, Wisbech, PE13 2RU
Local authority
Cambridgeshire · Fenland

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources