The JCB Academy
Mill Street, Rocester, ST14 5JX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE JCB ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Jim Bailey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- JCB
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 728
- Pupils on roll
- 781
- URN
- 139234
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01889506100
About this school
The JCB Academy is a secondary school in Rocester. It teaches children aged 13 to 19 and has 781 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The JCB Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 209 | 217 | 219 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.0 | 42.5 | 41.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.40 -0.59 to -0.20 | -0.46 -0.65 to -0.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 44.2% | 38.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 69.1% | 59.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The JCB Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.5 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.6 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 812 |
| 2023/24 | 819 |
| 2024/25 | 788 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The JCB Academy compares
The JCB Academy ranked 36th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.6 | 9.3% | 17.8% | 781 | — |
| Thomas Alleyne's High School | 45.1 | 9.4% | 13.3% | 941 | 3.6 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | 48.2 | 8.6% | 18.7% | 1,276 | 6.7 miles |
| Painsley Catholic College | 58.8 | 5% | 13.5% | 1,340 | 6.7 miles |
| The Cheadle Academy | 40 | 7.7% | 28.1% | 380 | 6.8 miles |
| Blythe Bridge High School | 46.6 | 6.6% | 15.2% | 1,049 | 9.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.83%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.31%
- Persistent absence
- 29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thomas Alleyne's High School3.6 miles
Secondary · Uttoxeter
-
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School6.7 miles
Secondary · Ashbourne
-
Painsley Catholic College6.7 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
The Cheadle Academy6.8 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Blythe Bridge High School9.4 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Rocester
- Ryecroft CofE Middle School Middle deemed secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The JCB Academy teach?
- The JCB Academy teaches children aged 13 to 19. It is a secondary school in Rocester.
- Who is the principal of The JCB Academy?
- The principal of The JCB Academy is Mr Jim Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The JCB Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The JCB Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The JCB Academy?
- The JCB Academy has 781 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 19.
- Is The JCB Academy full?
- The JCB Academy has capacity for 728 pupils and 781 on roll (107%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The JCB Academy a faith school?
- No. The JCB Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The JCB Academy a selective school?
- No. The JCB Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The JCB Academy part of an academy trust?
- The JCB Academy is part of THE JCB ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The JCB Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42 in 2022/23 and 41.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The JCB Academy compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- The JCB Academy ranked 36th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The JCB Academy's absence rate?
- The JCB Academy's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The JCB Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The JCB Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.