Thomas Clarkson Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2022
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 1 March 2022
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2022 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Thomas Clarkson Academy is a secondary school in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 29 January 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2022 entry.
Thomas Clarkson Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | 5.909 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant in 2022 was offered a place, like all 3 other Cambridgeshire secondary schools with a published outcome; places ran out in 1 of 2 earlier years.
- 42.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (January 2026), against a middle figure of 26.7% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cambridgeshire.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 239 first-choice applications for 223 offers: 212 offers went to first-choice families and 27 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, the Attainment 8 score was 37.4 (England 46), and the A level average grade was C- (England B-).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Corporation Road, Wisbech, PE13 2SE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,295 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 29 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They value the warm, inclusive environment.”
- “Pupils appreciate the genuine interest adults have in them as individuals.”
To improve
- “Despite a decline in the school’s published outcomes in 2024, pupils know that leaders and staff want them to achieve the highest levels of success.”
- “However, sometimes around school, some pupils find it difficult to consistently meet the school’s high expectations.”
- “However, many clubs run at the same time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 28% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 239 first-preference applications, 223 offers in total, 212 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- The Wisbech Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Neale-Wade Academy 8.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sir Harry Smith Community College 13.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Vista Academy Littleport 14.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ely College 17.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Abbey College, Ramsey 18.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Witchford Village College 18.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Soham Village College 23.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published