Cecil Jones Academy | School performance

35%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

21%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

35.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

70%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

441.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,016

Pupils · 2024/25

18%

EAL · 2024/25

33%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

35%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

21%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

35.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

70%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

441.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,016

Pupils · 2024/25

18%

EAL · 2024/25

33%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

35%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

21%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

35.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

70%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

441.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,016

Pupils · 2024/25

18%

EAL · 2024/25

33%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/09/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySouthend-on-Sea

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious character—

StatusOpen

Overview of Cecil Jones Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Southend-on-Sea

Part ofLOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

35%

+4pp

47%39%30%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 35%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

21%

+6pp

27%21%16%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 21%

Attainment 8

35.1

+3.9

38.434.831.2

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 35.1

EBacc entry

70%

+18pp

70%43%16%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 70%

EBacc APS

441.7

+73.1

441.7380.6319.6

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 441.7

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

A-level APS

29.3

+4.2

29.326.523.7

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 29.3

A-level value added

+0.22

+0.3

+0.2+0.10.0

'24'25

'25 · +0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

17%

+10pp

17%10%2%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 17%

Average A-level grade

CC-D

'22'23'24'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,016

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

18%

FSM eligible

48%

SEN

35%

Overall absence

10%

Persistent absence

33%

Contact

Address

Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU

Local authority

Southend-on-Sea

Website

www.ceciljonesacademy.net

Telephone

01702440000

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	35%	21%	35.1	Not applicable	70%	441.7	70%	1,016
2023/24	30%	16%	31.2	-0.75	52%	368.6	52%	971
2022/23	39%	25%	36.5	-0.61	25%	319.6	25%	883
2021/22	47%	27%	38.4	-0.77	16%	425.9	16%	793
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	29.3	C	+0.22	17%	48
2023/24	25.1	C-	-0.04	6%	53
2022/23	23.7	D+	—	2%	54
2021/22	28.6	C	—	7%	30

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,016	19.9	35%	18%	48%	10%	33%
2023/24	971	19.4	33%	17%	49%	11%	32%
2022/23	883	17.1	30%	15%	53%	11%	36%
2021/22	793	15.1	28%	15%	52%	11%	34%
2020/21	721	14.5	17%	15%	47%	—	—
2018/19	—	—	—	—	—	11%	31%