Cecil Jones Academy
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU · Southend-on-Sea · secondary school
10th of 12 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 1.1/10 against 380 of them, against 0.6/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 21.3 · 5 | 30% | 0.14 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.75 · 7 | 25% | 0.17 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 35.1 · 6 | 10% | 0.06 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school was rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. In 2024/25, 21.3% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 35.1, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.75 in 2023/24, meaning pupils made less progress than those nationally starting from the same point. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (1.1 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.6 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Gardening Club, NCS, or take the Sports Leaders Award.
Getting in. There are 1016 pupils in a school with 1585 places, leaving 569 spare places. The school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils in raising their attainment from the current 35.1? What specific support is available for students aiming to improve their Progress 8 scores? How do the smaller class sizes resulting from the 569 spare places affect individual teacher attention?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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