John Cabot Academy is a secondary school located in Bristol. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/11/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Woodside Road, Bristol, BS15 8BD
Website: http://www.cabot.ac.uk/
Telephone: 01179763000
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: South Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Kate Willis
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135295

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 800
Number of Pupils: 1208
Number of Boys: 623
Number of Girls: 585

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.14 Confidence interval -0.36 to 0.07
Of the 144 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 139 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:24%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:43%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.92
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Speedwell Nursery School
Speedwell Road , Kingswood BS5 7SY
4out of 4 1,656 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
The Limes Nursery School
Johnsons Road , Whitehall BS5 9AT
3out of 4 3,160 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Two Mile Hill Primary School
Two Mile Hill Primary School , Kingsway BS15 8AA
3out of 4 589 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Beacon Rise Primary School
Hanham Road , Kingswood BS15 8NU
4out of 4 603 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Hanham Road , Kingswood BS15 8PX
3out of 4 769 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Air Balloon Hill Primary School
Hillside Road , St George BS5 7PB
3out of 4 1,137 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Park Primary School
Hollow Road , Kingswood BS15 9TP
3out of 4 1,174 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Cabot Academy
Woodside Road , Kingswood BS15 8BD
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bristol Brunel Academy
Speedwell Road , Speedwell BS15 1NU
3out of 4 1,544 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hanham Woods Academy
Memorial Road , Hanham BS15 3LA
1out of 4 1,741 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Digitech Studio School
Tower Road North , Warmley BS30 8XQ
2out of 4 2,664 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Oak Academy
Brook Road , Kingswood BS15 4JT
3out of 4 2,370 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Horizons Learning Centre
Mulberry Drive , BS15 4EA
3out of 4 1,645 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Briarwood School
Briar Way , Fishponds BS16 4EA
3out of 4 2,441 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Warmley Park School
Tower Road North , Warmley BS30 8XL
3out of 4 2,837 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
St Matthias Academy
Alexandra Park , Fishponds BS16 2BG
3out of 4 3,022 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gracefield Preparatory School
266 Overndale Road , Fishponds BS16 2RG
- not rated 3,275 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.