John Cabot Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C63
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bristol, BS15 8BD
- Distance
- 1.4km away
Bristol Brunel Academy
Speedwell Road, Speedwell, Bristol, BS15 1NU
Local ranking11th of 24 secondary schools in Bristol
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1160
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 7 June 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 41.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 61.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 283
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1299
- Boys
- 674 (53%)
- Girls
- 593 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1160 (109% full)
- SEND
- 22.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 36.3%
- EAL
- 27.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.5%
- SEN Support
- 17.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 74.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,220/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 50.5%
- Black African: 8.3%
- White Other: 7.3%
- Asian Pakistani: 6.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.2%
- Mixed Other: 4.5%
- Other: 2.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.5%
50.5%
White British
8.3%
Black African
7.3%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 135300
- UKPRN
- 10021092
- Establishment No.
- 6907
- Trust
- CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
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