Ormiston Rivers AcademyCecil Jones Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Ormiston Rivers Academy and Cecil Jones Academy are secondary schools.
Ormiston Rivers Academy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Cecil Jones Academy scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ormiston Rivers Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Ormiston Rivers Academy was judged Good and Cecil Jones Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.9 for Ormiston Rivers Academy and 35.1 for Cecil Jones Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ormiston Rivers Academy (50.2 in 2021-22, 41.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Cecil Jones Academy (38.4 in 2021-22, 35.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Burnham-on-CrouchOrmiston Rivers Academy | Southend-on-SeaCecil Jones Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100Stronger figure | D45/100 | |
| Local ranking | 58th of 80 in Essex | 9th of 12 in Southend-on-Sea | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,077 | 1,016 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 1,585 | |
| Location | Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB | Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.9 Stronger figure | 35.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 29.2% Stronger figure | 21.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59.6% Stronger figure | 34.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.9% | 70.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.46 Stronger figure | 3.13 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 171 | 141 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 48 | 41 | |
| A-level average points | 31.1 Stronger figure | 29.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.5 Stronger figure | 31.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 10.5% | 16.7% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,077 | 1,016 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.3% | 48.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.4% | 17.5% | |
| SEN support | 16.6% | 32.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.0% | 10.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.4% Stronger figure | 33.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Ormiston Rivers Academy
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