Neale-Wade Academy, March
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Neale-Wade Academy has made real progress in creating a calm, supportive environment where pupils behave well and attendance is improving. The pastoral team is a genuine strength, providing caring support that helps vulnerable pupils stay engaged. The school is also developing pupils' character well through teaching about online safety, healthy relationships and careers, with sixth-form students achieving results broadly in line with national averages.
Key Strengths
- Strong improvements in pupil attendance and behaviour with clear, consistently followed policies
- Effective pastoral support system that helps vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils feel confident and supported
- Well-structured personal development programme covering life skills, online safety, relationships and careers guidance
- Sixth-form students achieve better outcomes with improving A-level results and strong support for next steps
Areas for Improvement
- Pupil achievement remains significantly below expectations, particularly in national tests at key stage 4
- Teaching quality is inconsistent - teachers lack secure understanding of what pupils know and don't consistently check understanding
- Support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special needs is variable and not consistently effective in the classroom
- Gaps in reading and writing support are in early stages and not yet embedded across the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has an open and positive culture of safeguarding, all legal requirements are met, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Finance and budgeting sessions, cooking, road safety, county lines awareness, mental health and wellbeing workshops, work experience placements in education, care, retail and engineering sectors
Neale-Wade Academy requires significant improvement and is performing less well than expected. The school has made progress in attendance, behaviour and personal development, but faces urgent challenges in pupil achievement and the quality of teaching.
At a Glance
38.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
10 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
20.6
Avg class size
53
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
64%
Available places
1,130 pupils
1,758 capacity
628 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - March
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for March
Admissions Demand - Cambridgeshire
Places available
7,188
Applications
6,820
Got 1st preference
88.2%
Got preferred school
96.3%
Secondary admissions across Cambridgeshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(12)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
9.98039%
Overall absence
27.58621%
Persistent absence
1,218
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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