King James's School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
King James's School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,554 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
9
2023
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Sixth formprovision
Good
Academic Performance
Around average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 46.1
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 41.3%
- EBacc average point score
- 3.88
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
48%Boys
52%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 18
- Deprivation band
- Least deprived
- Total pupils
- 1,554
- IDACI quintile
- 1 (Most deprived)
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
School remains Good
Ungraded inspection on 11 January 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.
Read the inspection letter on Ofsted| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2012 | 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.
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Nearby Secondary Schools
Other secondary schools within about 7 miles of North Yorkshire.
Harrogate High School
North Yorkshire · 2.5 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
North Yorkshire · 2.7 mi
St Aidan's Church of England High School
North Yorkshire · 2.9 mi
Harrogate Ladies' College
North Yorkshire · 3.7 mi
Harrogate Grammar School
North Yorkshire · 3.8 mi
Rossett School
North Yorkshire · 4.2 mi
Ashville College
North Yorkshire · 4.3 mi
Wetherby High School
Leeds · 6.2 mi