Neale-Wade Academy

State-Funded School

neale-wade-academy-cambridgeshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

CambridgeshireLocal Authority

North East CambridgeshireConstituency

PE15 9PXPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Neale-Wade Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Cambridgeshire, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,130 pupils. Neale-Wade Academy is part of The Active Learning Trust Limited.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 20 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 34.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23.7%
EBacc average point score: 3

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,130

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,130
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Active Learning Trust Limited

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 Dec 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
16 Dec 2021	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
17 Nov 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.