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Cecil Jones Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea SS2 4BU · ceciljonesacademy.net · 01702 440000
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Southend-on-Sea 52.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Southend On Sea Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,159
- 73% of 1,585 places
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 15.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Southend On Sea Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 155 families put the school first and 188 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 188 | 155 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 214 | 161 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 139 | 101 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 157 | 110 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 175 | 104 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.1, and 21.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southend-on-Sea it was 52.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼21.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼34.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲70.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.13 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 142077)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 28.1 | −9.5 |
| Further education | 47.4 | +5.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | 0 |
| Employment | 3 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.6 | +2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 7.4 | +2.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 students | C (29.3) | Above average +0.22 | |
| 41 students | C (29.3) | Above average +0.22 | |
| 15 students | Dist (35.3) | Well above average +0.61 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 45 | C- (25.1) | -0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 50 | D+ (23.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 28 | C (28.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 30 | D+ (21.9) | -0.50 |
| 2017/18 | 36 | C- (25.6) | -0.19 |
| 2016/17 | 17 | C+ (34) | +0.62 |
| 2015/16 | 37 | C- (28) | +0.17 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 63.8 | +19 |
| Further education | 2.2 | −11.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | +0.9 |
| Employment | 12.8 | −4.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.9 | +4.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −8.2 |
Ofsted
Cecil Jones Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Dec 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 142077), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 142077)
Dec 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 142077)
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (55 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 55
- 5% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 15 parents (27%) whose child was bullied
based on 13 parents (24%) with SEND