OA - Nene Valley
OA - Nene Valley is an academy alternative provision converter in Wisbech for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 10 pupils and room for 52. About 40 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
Coalwharf Road, Wisbech, PE13 2FP01945 479704apnenevalley.oliveacademies.org.ukMr Dan Hobbs headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 17 May 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Cambridgeshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (9).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 40% | 13% | 60% | 100% | 0% | 50% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 25% | 60% | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 38% | 100% | 100% | 50% | 100% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 38% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambian Wisbech School | Independent | 150 m | 51 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Wisbech Grammar School | Independent (grammar) | 210 m | 562 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| On Track Education Wisbech | Independent | 400 m | 21 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Nene Infant & Nursery School | Academy | 760 m | 217 | Good 2022 | 42 | Compare |
| Elm Road Primary School | Academy | 780 m | 194 | Good 2024 | 28 | Compare |
| Peckover Primary School | Academy | 910 m | 433 | No overall grade 2025 | 29 | Compare |
| Ramnoth Junior School | Academy | 980 m | 340 | Good 2022 | 26 | Compare |
| The Wisbech Academy | Free school | 0.6 miles | 205 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is OA - Nene Valley a good school?
OA - Nene Valley doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in May 2022.
What is OA - Nene Valley's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated OA - Nene Valley good at its last full inspection on 17 May 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does OA - Nene Valley have?
10 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 52 places, so it is 19% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Coalwharf Road, Wisbech, PE13 2FP
- Telephone
- 01945 479704
- Website
- apnenevalley.oliveacademies.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Dan Hobbs
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Olive Academies (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward
- Wisbech Riverside
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 May 2016 (academy converter)
- URN
- 142793 · LAESTAB 8731108 · UKPRN 10056441
- Formerly
- Fenland Learning Base
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.