The Wisbech Academy, Wisbech

From the headteacher's welcome: "If I had to put my finger on what makes the Wisbech Academy special, I would say the sense of community. In our first year our priority has been to create a community where each person is valued and is able to flourish."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama and STEM.

For September 2026 entry, 54 families put The Wisbech Academy as their first choice and 177 named it as one of their preferences, for 99 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Wisbech Academy are Thomas Clarkson Academy (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.3); and Marshland High School (3.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.3).

The Wisbech Academy is one of 12 schools run by The Brooke Weston Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.4 in 2024/25.

40% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 27.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (62%) and Black (6%).

In 2026, 53 pupils (25.9%) received SEN support and 5 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The Wisbech Academy had 22 teachers in 2026, one for every 4 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of The Wisbech Academy.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Boleness Road (opposite), 220 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Wisbech Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 223 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Wisbech Academy issued 33 suspensions, 32.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Wisbech Academy are Elm Road Primary School (0.4 miles), Ramnoth Junior School (0.6 miles), The Nene Infant & Nursery School (0.6 miles) and Peckover Primary School (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.