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About the school

The JCB Academy is an open secondary school in Staffordshire.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

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Latest inspection
30 January 2024
Published
28 February 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Latest outcome
Good

Previous inspection framework

These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.

Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Not applicable

Sixth form

Good

Results and school context

GCSE and key stage 4

219 pupils

Attainment 8

School
41.6
Staffordshire
43.9
England
46.1

Progress 8

The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.

School
N/A
Staffordshire
N/A
England
N/A

English and maths grade 5+

School
38.40%
Staffordshire
39.50%
England
45.40%

English and maths grade 4+

School
59.40%
Staffordshire
61.90%
England
64.80%

EBacc entry

School
0.00%
Staffordshire
33.20%
England
40.50%

EBacc average point score

School
2.84
Staffordshire
3.78
England
4.09

A levels and sixth form

40 A-level students

Average A-level grade

School
C

Average A-level points

School
30

AAB or better

School
50.00%

Pupil context and attendance

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

788

Girls

21.57%

Boys

78.43%

SEN support

15.74%

Education, health and care plan

3.43%

English as an additional language

1.60%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

17.83%

Overall absence

9.31

Persistent absence

29

Pupil destinations

DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.

After Key Stage 4

Cohort

209

Sustained education or employment

94%

Education

73%

Apprenticeship

16%

Employment

5%

Not sustained

6%

After 16–18 study

Cohort

125

Sustained education or employment

90%

Higher education

17%

Further education

1%

Apprenticeship

42%

Employment

30%

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