King James Academy Royston

State-Funded School

king-james-academy-royston-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

North East HertfordshireConstituency

SG8 7JHPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

King James Academy Royston is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 9–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 947 pupils. King James Academy Royston is part of The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.52

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

947

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 9 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 947
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Jan 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.