Thomas Clarkson Academy is a mainstream secondary school with resourced provision in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, for children and young people aged 11 to 18. Its specialist base has 20 places for moderate learning difficulty.
- Ages 11–18
- 1,295 pupils
- Ofsted: Good
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 20 places, 24 pupils
- Pupils
- 1,295
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Dobbing (Principal)
- Part of
- The Brooke Weston Trust
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- School reference (URN)
- 137867
Needs its base supports
1 need: moderate learning
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Cognition and learning
- Moderate learning difficulty Other schools for this in Cambridgeshire (10)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Cambridgeshire council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Good, January 2020; standards maintained (January 2025)
Rated Good at its last graded inspection, in January 2020.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Sixth formGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: Standards maintained (ungraded inspection, January 2025).
Contact and getting there
Corporation Road, Wisbech, PE13 2SE
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- On Track Education Wisbech Independent · Ages 11–16 · Ofsted report card (2026) 0.5 miles
- Meadowgate Academy Special school · Ages 2–19 · Ofsted: Outstanding 0.5 miles
- OA - Nene Valley Alternative provision · Ages 11–16 · Ofsted: Good 0.7 miles
All SEND schools in Cambridgeshire
By need in Cambridgeshire: Autism (12) · Moderate learning (11) · SEMH (8) · Severe learning (8) · Speech and language (7) · Dyslexia and SpLD (6) · Physical (6) · PMLD (4) · Hearing (4) · Vision (4) · Multi-sensory (4)
Questions about Thomas Clarkson Academy
How do I get a place in Thomas Clarkson Academy’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Thomas Clarkson Academy support?
Moderate learning difficulty. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Thomas Clarkson Academy take?
Aged 11 to 18, boys and girls.
What is Thomas Clarkson Academy’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Thomas Clarkson Academy?
Corporation Road, Wisbech, PE13 2SE, in Cambridgeshire.
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