Neale-Wade Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 214 families put Neale-Wade Academy as their first choice and 256 named it as one of their preferences, for 223 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
Demand has been fairly steady: 220 first choices in 2021, against 214 in 2026.
Across Cambridgeshire, 88% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Cambridgeshire lodged 377 appeals against secondary school offers; 304 reached a hearing and 88 succeeded (28.9% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 223 | 214 | 256 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 217 | 191 | 247 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 263 | 192 | 268 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 279 | 199 | 283 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 230 | 222 | 306 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 239 | 220 | 291 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 255 | 233 | 316 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 248 | 215 | 317 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 244 | 209 | 343 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 253 | 245 | 340 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 190 | 187 | 284 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 193 | 192 | 291 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 230 | 228 | 306 | 1.0 | 1 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.