John Cabot Academy
Woodside Road, Bristol, BS15 8BD
1,244 pupils · 89% of 1,400 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.4%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 November 2024, published 12 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 60% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 80% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 9.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.69 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 149 | 103 | 335 | 134 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 141 | 100 | 309 | 137 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 172 | 95 | 374 | 145 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 190 | 110 | 337 | 166 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 164 | 108 | 372 | 147 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 168 | 116 | 371 | 137 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 182 | 143 | 440 | 182 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 174 | 132 | 537 | 174 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bristol Brunel Academy 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hanham Woods Academy 1.6 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Digitech Studio School 2.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Bristol Metropolitan Academy 3.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The City Academy Bristol 3.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Mangotsfield School 3.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.