Cecil Jones Academy
Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Micek
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Loxford School Trust Ltd
- Constituency
- Southend West and Leigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,585
- Pupils on roll
- 1,159
- URN
- 147185
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702440000
About this school
Cecil Jones Academy is a secondary academy in Southend-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,159 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cecil Jones Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 102 | 135 | 141 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.5 | 31.2 | 35.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.61 -0.89 to -0.32 | -0.75 -1.01 to -0.49 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 15.6% | 21.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 39% | 30.4% | 34.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 51.9% | 70.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
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 Cecil Jones 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 | Southend-on-Sea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36.5 | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 31.2 | 43.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.1 | 45.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 883 |
| 2023/24 | 971 |
| 2024/25 | 1,016 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cecil Jones Academy compares
Cecil Jones Academy ranked 12th of 12 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.1 | 10.2% | 48.2% | 1,159 | — |
| Southend High School for Girls | 75 | 5.2% | 9.2% | 1,312 | 0.9 miles |
| Southchurch High School | 38.7 | 11% | 45% | 722 | 1.1 miles |
| Southend High School for Boys | 73.8 | 4.4% | 7.5% | 1,332 | 1.6 miles |
| St Bernard's High School | 54.9 | 5.2% | 17.4% | 1,001 | 1.8 miles |
| Chase High School | 39.2 | 10.3% | 41.7% | 1,293 | 1.9 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)
- 48.17%
- English as an additional language
- 17.5%
- Overall absence
- 10.23%
- Persistent absence
- 33.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southend High School for Girls0.9 miles
Secondary · Southend-on-Sea
-
Southchurch High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Southend-On-Sea
-
Southend High School for Boys1.6 miles
Secondary · Southend-on-Sea
-
St Bernard's High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Westcliff-on-Sea
-
Chase High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Westcliff-on-Sea
Other schools in Southend-on-Sea
Cecil Jones Academy ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea.
- Shoeburyness High School Secondary
- Southchurch High School Secondary
- Southend High School for Boys Secondary
- Southend High School for Girls Secondary
- Barling Magna Primary Academy Primary
- Bournemouth Park Academy Primary
- Bournes Green Infant School Primary
- Bournes Green Junior School Primary
- Friars Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Great Wakering Primary Academy Primary
- Greenways Primary School Primary
- Hamstel Infant School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cecil Jones Academy teach?
- Cecil Jones Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Cecil Jones Academy?
- The headteacher of Cecil Jones Academy is Mr Richard Micek, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cecil Jones Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cecil Jones 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 Cecil Jones Academy?
- Cecil Jones Academy has 1,159 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Cecil Jones Academy full?
- Cecil Jones Academy has capacity for 1,585 pupils and 1,159 on roll (73%), so it has space against 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 Cecil Jones Academy a faith school?
- No. Cecil Jones Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Cecil Jones Academy a selective school?
- No. Cecil Jones Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Cecil Jones Academy part of an academy trust?
- Cecil Jones Academy is part of LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cecil Jones Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.5 in 2022/23 and 35.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cecil Jones Academy compare with other schools in Southend-on-Sea?
- Cecil Jones Academy ranked 12th of 12 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cecil Jones Academy's absence rate?
- Cecil Jones Academy's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cecil Jones Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cecil Jones 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 10 July 2026.