John Cabot Academy
About the school
John Cabot Academy is an open secondary school in South Gloucestershire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 5 November 2024
- Published
- 12 January 2025
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52.1
- South Gloucestershire
- 42.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- South Gloucestershire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 60.00%
- South Gloucestershire
- 42.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 80.00%
- South Gloucestershire
- 61.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 9.40%
- South Gloucestershire
- 25.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.22
- South Gloucestershire
- 3.73
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.61
AAB or better
- School
- 10.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1278
Girls
46.01%
Boys
53.99%
SEN support
16.59%
Education, health and care plan
2.35%
English as an additional language
30.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
29.60%
Overall absence
9.47
Persistent absence
25.85
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
168
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
201
Sustained education or employment
76%
Higher education
39%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
29%