Southend-on-Sea
Cecil Jones Academy
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 35.1 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 35.1
- Attainment 8
- 33%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2024/2025
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.75
- Progress 8
- [-1.01, -0.49]
- Confidence interval
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Admissions and catchment
Council allocation figures
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We have not collected Southend-on-Sea council’s allocation figures for this school yet. We only show a verdict when we can cite the council’s published figures. Check Southend-on-Sea’s allocation booklet, or the school’s website.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 188 | 155 | 155 (100%) | 373 |
| September 2025 | 214 | 161 | 161 (100%) | 362 |
| September 2024 | 139 | 101 | 101 (100%) | 270 |
| September 2023 | 157 | 110 | 110 (100%) | 279 |
| September 2022 | 175 | 104 | 104 (100%) | 235 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Southend-on-Sea’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 28 | Not published | Not published | 7% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 38 | Not published | Not published | 5% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 15 | 0% England 1% | 0% England 18% | 0% England 20% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 38 | 0% England 1% | 3% England 14% | 11% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Some years were published under this school's previous URN, before it converted or merged.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 141 | 35.1 | — | 33.3% | 70.2% | 3.1 |
| 2023/2024 | 135 | 31.2 | -0.75 | 26.7% | 51.9% | 2.7 |
| 2022/2023 | 102 | 36.5 | -0.61 | 37.0% | 25.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/2022 | 133 | 38.4 | -0.77 | 44.0% | 16.0% | 3.2 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 147185 |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Richard Micek |
| Trust | LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | — |
| Postcode | SS2 4BU |
| Latest pupils | 141 |
| FSM eligible | 46.5% |
Contact and identifiers
Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4BU
www.ceciljonesacademy.netView local authority page1702440000| DfE number | 4004 |
| UKPRN | 10083060 |
| Opened | 1 Apr 2019 |
| GIAS updated | 24 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 12 Oct 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Academy First Section 5 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 20 Sept 2023 |
| Publication date | 12 Oct 2023 |