The Wisbech Academy
Free schools secondary school in Wisbech (Cambridgeshire).
Attainment 8
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not published
English & maths 5+
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not published
Attendance rate
89.4%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.4
▲ 0.7 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
40.0%
▲ 13pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
0.0%
▼ 14pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
34%
205 / 600 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).The Wisbech Academy is a secondary school located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 102 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 600. It is part of the THE BROOKE WESTON TRUST. The school is led by Dr Rachel Lawrence-Byron.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Choir
- Climbing
- Drama
- Football
- Lego
- Minecraft
- Netball
- Robotics
- Stem
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Restorative Practice
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 150783
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andy Burns | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Down | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Monica Juan | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Emma Burt | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kate Kendal | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Rachel Lawrence-Byron | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mr Andy Muldoon | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Rachael Pinion | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Richard Scott | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record