The JCB Academy
Secondary · University technical college · Mixed · Staffordshire
Mill Street, Rocester, ST14 5JX
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 30/01/2024
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
90.7%
29.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
781
Capacity used
Over capacity107%
728 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Jim Bailey
- Address
- Mill Street, Rocester, ST14 5JX
- Phone
- 01889506100
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Stramshall & Weaver · Burton and Uttoxeter
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139234
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE JCB ACADEMY TRUST
781 pupils · 728 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
30 January 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 607 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.08 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.16 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.84 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 219 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 50% | 17% |
| A-level students | 40 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 217 | 23% | 52% | 73% | |
| English Language | 217 | 8% | 35% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 217 | 6% | 38% | 58% | |
| Business | 211 | 6% | 33% | 46% | |
| Combined Science | 133 | 0% | 12% | 35% | |
| Biology | 84 | 17% | 67% | 87% | |
| Physics | 84 | 25% | 79% | 87% | |
| Chemistry | 84 | 17% | 62% | 86% | |
| Computer Science | 16 | 13% | 56% | 75% | |
| Spanish | 8 | 38% | 75% | 88% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 24 | 8% | 17% | 33% | |
| Physics | 12 | 8% | 17% | 25% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 50% | 50% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17810: The JCB Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 28% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 32% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 28% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Staffordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.