The Wisbech Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Unique reference
150783
Address
Weasenham Lane, PE13 2RU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
102 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
46.1%
Girls
53.9%
First language not English
34.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
40.2%
Persistent absence
29.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 53.9%
Other White 29.4%
African 4.9%
Unclassified 2.9%
Mixed 2%
Other Black 2%
Irish 1%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Pakistani 1%
Other Asian 1%
Other 1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Wisbech Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
99
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
44
2nd preference
102
3rd preference
26
From another Local Authority
10
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
44
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
102
47
55
Year 2024-2025

Nearby schools