80%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
60%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
52.1
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
9%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
675.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,278
Pupils · 2024/25
31%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 27/11/2018
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouth Gloucestershire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of John Cabot Academy · Secondary with sixth form · South Gloucestershire
Part ofCABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
80%
+1pp
84%77%69%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
60%
-1pp
61%52%43%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
Attainment 8
52.1
+1.3
54.451.047.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 52.1
EBacc entry
9%
-10pp
24%16%7%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 9%
EBacc APS
675.5
+55.8
675.5619.7564.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 675.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
28.6
+2.3
31.328.826.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 28.6
A-level value added
-0.02
+0.2
+0.2-0.1-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · 0.0
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
11%
+6pp
15%9%4%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 11%
Average A-level grade
C
0
CCC-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,278
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
31%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
26%
Contact
Address
Woodside Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8BD
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
Website
Telephone
Email
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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 | 80% | 60% | 52.1 | Not applicable | 9% | 675.5 | 28% | 1,278 |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 61% | 50.8 | +0.44 | 19% | 619.7 | 22% | 1,277 |
| 2022/23 | 74% | 48% | 47.9 | +0.23 | 11% | 645.7 | 17% | 1,247 |
| 2021/22 | 84% | 61% | 54.4 | +0.46 | 7% | 649.5 | 7% | 1,252 |
| 2018/19 | 69% | 43% | 47.6 | -0.14 | 24% | 564.0 | 31% | 1,129 |
| 2017/18 | 73% | 50% | 50.4 | +0.18 | 18% | 623.4 | 25% | 1,148 |
| 2016/17 | 68% | 44% | 44.9 | -0.36 | 8% | — | 22% | 1,261 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 28.6 | C | -0.02 | 11% | 220 |
| 2023/24 | 26.3 | C- | -0.22 | 5% | 210 |
| 2022/23 | 26.4 | C- | — | 4% | 213 |
| 2021/22 | 31.3 | C | — | 15% | 190 |
| 2018/19 | 28.8 | C | +0.16 | 5% | 164 |
| 2017/18 | 24.0 | D+ | -0.29 | 3% | 243 |
| 2016/17 | 27.8 | C- | -0.02 | 6% | 283 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,278 | 19.3 | 19% | 31% | 30% | 9% | 26% |
| 2023/24 | 1,277 | 19.8 | 18% | 24% | 30% | 9% | 24% |
| 2022/23 | 1,247 | 19.2 | 17% | 21% | 28% | 9% | 27% |
| 2021/22 | 1,252 | 19.0 | 15% | 24% | 28% | 9% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 1,208 | 19.6 | 15% | 21% | 21% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,129 | 19.4 | 13% | 21% | 30% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 1,148 | 18.5 | 17% | 19% | 30% | 6% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 1,261 | 23.0 | 19% | 16% | 28% | 6% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.