Cecil Jones Academy
Secondary schoolCecil Jones Academy is a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,159 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), September 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 20 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Cecil Jones Academy was 35.4, against 51.9 in Southend-on-Sea and 46.2 in England.
17.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Southend-on-Sea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 35.4 | 51.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17.8% | 54.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 41.3% | 71.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 213 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Temple Sutton Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)330 m
- Hamstel Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Hamstel Infant School and NurseryPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024850 m
- St Nicholas SchoolSpecial. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met880 m
- Victory Park AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), May 2024910 m
- Sutton House AcademySpecial. Good (overall), March 2024920 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Southend-on-Sea
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).