Shoeburyness High SchoolCecil Jones Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southend-on-Sea.
Summary of the comparison
Shoeburyness High School and Cecil Jones Academy are secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea.
Shoeburyness High School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Cecil Jones Academy scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Shoeburyness High School was judged Good and Cecil Jones Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 38.9 for Shoeburyness High School and 35.4 for Cecil Jones Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Shoeburyness High School (46.6 in 2021-22, 38.9 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Cecil Jones Academy (38.4 in 2021-22, 35.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Southend-on-SeaShoeburyness High School | Southend-on-SeaCecil Jones Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D44/100 | D44/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 12 in Southend-on-Sea | 10th of 12 in Southend-on-Sea Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,713 | 1,159 | |
| Capacity | 1,770 | 1,585 | |
| Location | Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL | Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 38.9 Stronger figure | 35.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33.0% Stronger figure | 17.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52.8% Stronger figure | 41.3% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 303 | 213 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 101 | 41 | |
| A-level average points | 29.1 | 29.3 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 29.8 | 31.2 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 5.3% | 16.7% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,747 | 1,016 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.0% | 48.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.4% | 17.5% | |
| SEN support | 16.4% | 32.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.0% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.2% | 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.
Shoeburyness High School
Cecil Jones Academy
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