John Cabot Academy

State-Funded School

john-cabot-academy-south-gloucestershire-south-west

South WestRegion

South GloucestershireLocal Authority

Bristol North EastConstituency

BS15 8BDPostcode

8.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

John Cabot Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in South Gloucestershire, South West.

It currently serves 1,244 pupils. John Cabot Academy is part of Cabot Learning Federation.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 60%
EBacc average point score: 4.22

Ethnicity

White

41%

Asian

13%

Black

24%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,244

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

39%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,244
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Cabot Learning Federation

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
18 Dec 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.