Secondary school

John Cabot Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • South Gloucestershire
  • BS15 8BD
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Nov 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 710 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 22%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 50%50%2016/17: top 57%2017/18: top 28%2018/19: top 42%2021/22: top 24%2022/23: top 40%2023/24: top 27%2024/25: top 22%No exams

A-level results

#183 of 224 South West sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South West

Attainment 852.1 · South West 45.59/10 Top 20%
Grade 5+ English and maths60% · South West 44.2%9/10 Top 20%+7 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.22 · South West 3.987/10 Above
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.44 · South West −0.029/10 Top 20%+45.6 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry28.61 · South West 33.673/10 Below+7 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 50.2 · 161 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 44.9 · 150 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 50.4 · 152 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 47.6 · 144 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 54.4 · 148 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 47.9 · 168 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 50.8 · 151 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 52.1 · 160 pupils · South West 45.4554.444.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 44% · 150 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 50% · 152 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 43% · 144 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 61% · 148 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 48% · 168 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 60.9% · 151 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 60% · 160 pupils · South West 44.2%61%43%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 25.14 · 232 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 27.79 · 239 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 23.97 · 157 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 28.82 · 92 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 31.28 · 85 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 26.42 · 100 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 26.33 · 87 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 28.61 · 87 pupils · South West 33.6731.2823.97No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
103 of 103 who put it first2014 · 35.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st103103
2nd14427
3rd884

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstanding
  3. 2016Requires improvement
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2018Good
  6. 2024Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,244
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.6%
First language not English30.6%
SEN support16.6%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)9.5%
Persistently absent pupils25.9%

Girls 46%Boys 54%

88.9% full · 1,400 places · 411 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 116 responses (9.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school84.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school84.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved69% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 57.8% not applicable30.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year56% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 30.2% not applicable61.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?20.7% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 20.7% who said Yes above33.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child72.4% agree
  • My child does well at this school81.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing62.1% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school76.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school88.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development59.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent73.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.2
Pupils per adult12.4
  • Classroom teachers 53.1
  • Leadership 15.3
  • Teaching assistants 13.3
  • Other support 37.1

Teachers 68.4 FTE · Whole workforce 118.8 · 144 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,789
Spend per pupil£6,618
Staff spend per pupil£5,332
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£1,499,000in-year balance

Grants £7,577 · self-generated £212 · premises £80 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION (35 academies) · trust reserve £10,183,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

151 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.7%
  • Education90.1%
  • Apprenticeship4%
  • Employment0.7%
  • Not sustained2.6%
  • Unknown2.6%

After sixth form (16–18)

185 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained73.5%
  • Education41.1%
  • Higher education36.8%
  • Apprenticeship3.2%
  • Employment29.2%
  • Not sustained18.9%
  • Unknown7.6%