Neale-Wade Academy
About the school
Neale-Wade Academy is an open secondary school in Cambridgeshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 13 January 2026
- Published
- 20 April 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Category of concern: RSI
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
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 inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Requires improvement
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 34.8
- Cambridgeshire
- 48.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cambridgeshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 23.70%
- Cambridgeshire
- 49.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 43.50%
- Cambridgeshire
- 67.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 34.90%
- Cambridgeshire
- 45.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3
- Cambridgeshire
- 4.36
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.26
AAB or better
- School
- 11.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1222
Girls
49.26%
Boys
50.74%
SEN support
9.98%
Education, health and care plan
3.52%
English as an additional language
9.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
38.42%
Overall absence
9.98
Persistent absence
27.59
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
239
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
68
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
44%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
13%
Employment
29%