SCHOOL PROFILE

Cecil Jones Academy: data, trends and context

Cecil Jones Academy is a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
147185
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Trust
LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
Postcode
SS2 4BU
Gender intake
Mixed
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,159
FSM eligible
45.1%
EAL / First language other than English
15.9%
SEND (total)
33.0%
SEN Support
29.4%
EHCP
3.5%
White British
65.2%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
89.8%
Overall absence
10.2%
Persistent absence
33.2%
Severe absence
7.7%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Southend-on-SeaLocal authority92.1%7.9%2.8%
East of EnglandRegion91.5%8.5%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
17.8%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
9.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.30%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
35.1
English & maths grade 5+
21.3%
English & maths grade 4+
34.8%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Cecil Jones Academy is a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.