OA - Nene Valley
Coalwharf Road, Wisbech, PE13 2FP
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OLIVE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mr David Saunders
- Sponsor
- Olive Academies
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 52
- Pupils on roll
- 10
- URN
- 142793
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945479704
About this school
OA - Nene Valley is a special academy in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 10 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How OA - Nene Valley has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 8 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 75%
- English as an additional language
- 25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cambian Wisbech School0.1 miles
Special schools · Wisbech
-
Wisbech Grammar School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Cambridgeshire
-
On Track Education Wisbech0.3 miles
Special schools · Wisbech
-
Meadowgate Academy1.0 miles
Academies · Wisbech
-
Walnut Tree School Ltd1.4 miles
Special schools · Wisbech
Other schools in Wisbech
- Begdale House School Special schools
- Cambian Home Tree School Special schools
- Cambian Wisbech School Special schools
- Meadowgate Academy Academies
- On Track Education Wisbech Special schools
- Shelldene House School Special schools
- The Old School House Special schools
- Walnut Tree School Ltd Special schools
- Emneth Nursery School Nursery
- Alderman Payne Primary School Primary
- Anthony Curton CofE Primary School Primary
- Beaupre Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does OA - Nene Valley teach?
- OA - Nene Valley teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Wisbech.
- Who is the headteacher of OA - Nene Valley?
- The headteacher of OA - Nene Valley is Mr David Saunders, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was OA - Nene Valley last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected OA - Nene Valley, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is OA - Nene Valley?
- OA - Nene Valley has 10 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is OA - Nene Valley full?
- OA - Nene Valley has capacity for 52 pupils and 10 on roll (19%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is OA - Nene Valley a faith school?
- No. OA - Nene Valley has no designated religious character.
- Who runs OA - Nene Valley?
- OA - Nene Valley is part of OLIVE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does OA - Nene Valley publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for OA - Nene Valley. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.