Thomas Clarkson Academy is a secondary school located in Wisbech. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 01/11/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.6%, which is 3.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Corporation Road, Wisbech, PE13 2SE
Website: http://www.thomasclarksonacademy.org
Telephone: 01945585237
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Scott
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137867

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1440
Number of Pupils: 1247
Number of Boys: 581
Number of Girls: 666

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 22.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.01 Confidence interval -0.2 to 0.17
Of the 203 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 184 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:10%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:21%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.99
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elm Road Primary School
Elm Road , PE13 2TB 		3out of 4 561 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ramnoth Junior School
Ramnoth Road , PE13 2JB 		1out of 4 757 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Nene Infant & Nursery School
Norwich Road , PE13 2AP 		2out of 4 888 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School
Trafford Road , PE13 2ES 		2out of 4 1,893 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Clarkson Infants School
Trafford Road , PE13 2ES 		3out of 4 1,921 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas Clarkson Academy
Corporation Road , PE13 2SE 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meadowgate Academy
Meadowgate Lane , PE13 2JH 		4out of 4 812 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
On Track Education Centre
Enterprise House, Old Field Lane , PE13 2RJ 		- not rated 1,000 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Olive Ap Academy - Nene Valley
Coalwharf Road , PE13 2FP 		3out of 4 1,279 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cambian Wisbech School
Old Sessions House , 32 Somers Road PE13 1JF 		- not rated 1,328 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wisbech Grammar School
Chapel Road , Wisbech PE13 1RH 		- not rated 1,499 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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