The JCB Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 31 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
13 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Staffordshire
Unique reference
139234
Address
Mill Street, ST14 5JX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
819 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
79.1%
Girls
20.9%
First language not English
2.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.7%
Persistent absence
26.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 79.4%
Mixed 6.1%
Pakistani 4.8%
Indian 3.7%
Other White 2.7%
Other 1%
Unclassified 1%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.4
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.14
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 31%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 42
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.79
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award45
BiologyGCSE88
Business Studies:SingleGCSE210
ChemistryGCSE88
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE18
English LanguageGCSE217
English LiteratureGCSE213
MathematicsGCSE216
PhysicsGCSE88
SpanishGCSE8
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 9
159
119
40
Year 10
222
183
39
Year 11
217
178
39
Year 12
112
86
26
Year 13
109
82
27
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
74.0%
84.7%
85.6%
Further education
29.0%
43.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
44.0%
37.0%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
3.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
7.0%
4.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
14.0%
4.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
5.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
0.6%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
34.0%
57.0%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
9.0%
14.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
3.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
24.0%
3.4%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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