What did Ofsted judge John Cabot Academy's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged John Cabot Academy's quality of education as Good at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend John Cabot Academy?

John Cabot Academy has 1,244 pupils on roll.

What ages does John Cabot Academy take?

John Cabot Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 19.

Where is John Cabot Academy located?

John Cabot Academy is located in Bristol, BS15 8BD, South Gloucestershire.

How do I apply to John Cabot Academy?

John Cabot Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How are Year 7 places decided at John Cabot Academy?

When John Cabot Academy has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care or previously in care — Children in care or children who were previously in care. To a LA in England and immediately after being in care who became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order. Those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangement's order or special guardianship order); 2. Local siblings — Local siblings: Where more applications are received from siblings than the remaining places, those living closest to the academy will be given priority. Defined as full/half/adoptive siblings or children of the same household, where the older sibling is already in attendance at the preferred school and will be in attendance in September 2026 (statutory school age only). This includes siblings who attended JCA in Years 7-11 and are in Year 12 in the CLF Post-16. It does not include siblings of CLF Post 16 students who did not attend JCA in Years 7–11; 3. Geographical considerations — Geographical considerations – those living closest to the academy. Priority will be given to applications from within the defined area who live closest to the preferred school. Distances from home to school are measured in a straight line between the address point of the child's home and a central point within the main school building using the local authority's computerised mapping system, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where it does not prove possible to resolve allocations to an over-subscribed school by the application of criteria 1-3, any remaining places will be awarded by random allocation. This process will be supervised by an independent person to the LA and the academy.

What is the largest ethnic background at John Cabot Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 33.8% of pupils at John Cabot Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at John Cabot Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care or previously in care — Children in care or children who were previously in care. To a LA in England and immediately after being in care who became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order. Those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangement's order or special guardianship order).
2Local siblings — Local siblings: Where more applications are received from siblings than the remaining places, those living closest to the academy will be given priority. Defined as full/half/adoptive siblings or children of the same household, where the older sibling is already in attendance at the preferred school and will be in attendance in September 2026 (statutory school age only). This includes siblings who attended JCA in Years 7-11 and are in Year 12 in the CLF Post-16. It does not include siblings of CLF Post 16 students who did not attend JCA in Years 7–11.
3Geographical considerations — Geographical considerations – those living closest to the academy. Priority will be given to applications from within the defined area who live closest to the preferred school. Distances from home to school are measured in a straight line between the address point of the child's home and a central point within the main school building using the local authority's computerised mapping system.
4Tie breaker — Tie breaker – where it is not possible to distinguish between applicants within a particular over-subscription criterion, places will be awarded by random allocation. This process will be supervised by an independent person to the LA and the academy.

If two applications tie: Where it does not prove possible to resolve allocations to an over-subscribed school by the application of criteria 1-3, any remaining places will be awarded by random allocation. This process will be supervised by an independent person to the LA and the academy.

The CLF does not operate a feeder primary academy policy for admissions to a secondary academy; attendance at a federation primary academy does not guarantee a place. The exception is King's Oak Academy which is an all-through provision.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

John Cabot Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge John Cabot Academy's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged John Cabot Academy's quality of education as Good at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend John Cabot Academy?: John Cabot Academy has 1,244 pupils on roll.
What ages does John Cabot Academy take?: John Cabot Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 19.
Where is John Cabot Academy located?: John Cabot Academy is located in Bristol, BS15 8BD, South Gloucestershire.
How do I apply to John Cabot Academy?: John Cabot Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at John Cabot Academy?: When John Cabot Academy has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care or previously in care — Children in care or children who were previously in care. To a LA in England and immediately after being in care who became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order. Those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangement's order or special guardianship order); 2. Local siblings — Local siblings: Where more applications are received from siblings than the remaining places, those living closest to the academy will be given priority. Defined as full/half/adoptive siblings or children of the same household, where the older sibling is already in attendance at the preferred school and will be in attendance in September 2026 (statutory school age only). This includes siblings who attended JCA in Years 7-11 and are in Year 12 in the CLF Post-16. It does not include siblings of CLF Post 16 students who did not attend JCA in Years 7–11; 3. Geographical considerations — Geographical considerations – those living closest to the academy. Priority will be given to applications from within the defined area who live closest to the preferred school. Distances from home to school are measured in a straight line between the address point of the child's home and a central point within the main school building using the local authority's computerised mapping system, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where it does not prove possible to resolve allocations to an over-subscribed school by the application of criteria 1-3, any remaining places will be awarded by random allocation. This process will be supervised by an independent person to the LA and the academy.
What is the largest ethnic background at John Cabot Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 33.8% of pupils at John Cabot Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at John Cabot Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care or previously in care — Children in care or children who were previously in care. To a LA in England and immediately after being in care who became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order. Those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangement's order or special guardianship order).
2Local siblings — Local siblings: Where more applications are received from siblings than the remaining places, those living closest to the academy will be given priority. Defined as full/half/adoptive siblings or children of the same household, where the older sibling is already in attendance at the preferred school and will be in attendance in September 2026 (statutory school age only). This includes siblings who attended JCA in Years 7-11 and are in Year 12 in the CLF Post-16. It does not include siblings of CLF Post 16 students who did not attend JCA in Years 7–11.
3Geographical considerations — Geographical considerations – those living closest to the academy. Priority will be given to applications from within the defined area who live closest to the preferred school. Distances from home to school are measured in a straight line between the address point of the child's home and a central point within the main school building using the local authority's computerised mapping system.
4Tie breaker — Tie breaker – where it is not possible to distinguish between applicants within a particular over-subscription criterion, places will be awarded by random allocation. This process will be supervised by an independent person to the LA and the academy.

John Cabot Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge John Cabot Academy's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged John Cabot Academy's quality of education as Good at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend John Cabot Academy?: John Cabot Academy has 1,244 pupils on roll.
What ages does John Cabot Academy take?: John Cabot Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 19.
Where is John Cabot Academy located?: John Cabot Academy is located in Bristol, BS15 8BD, South Gloucestershire.
How do I apply to John Cabot Academy?: John Cabot Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at John Cabot Academy?: When John Cabot Academy has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care or previously in care — Children in care or children who were previously in care. To a LA in England and immediately after being in care who became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order. Those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangement's order or special guardianship order); 2. Local siblings — Local siblings: Where more applications are received from siblings than the remaining places, those living closest to the academy will be given priority. Defined as full/half/adoptive siblings or children of the same household, where the older sibling is already in attendance at the preferred school and will be in attendance in September 2026 (statutory school age only). This includes siblings who attended JCA in Years 7-11 and are in Year 12 in the CLF Post-16. It does not include siblings of CLF Post 16 students who did not attend JCA in Years 7–11; 3. Geographical considerations — Geographical considerations – those living closest to the academy. Priority will be given to applications from within the defined area who live closest to the preferred school. Distances from home to school are measured in a straight line between the address point of the child's home and a central point within the main school building using the local authority's computerised mapping system, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where it does not prove possible to resolve allocations to an over-subscribed school by the application of criteria 1-3, any remaining places will be awarded by random allocation. This process will be supervised by an independent person to the LA and the academy.
What is the largest ethnic background at John Cabot Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 33.8% of pupils at John Cabot Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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