King James's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 5 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Unique reference
- 138706
- Address
- St Helen's Gate, Almondbury, HD4 6SG
- Website
- www.kingjames.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1054 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25%
- Persistent absence
- 16.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 73.1%
Mixed 8.8%
Pakistani 4%
Other White 2.8%
Indian 2.5%
African 2.4%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other 1.5%
Other Asian 1.1%
Caribbean 1%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.2
Local authority average 46.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.5
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 125 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 125 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 13 |
Admissions
King James's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 213
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 123
- 3rd preference
- 62
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 211
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 214 113 101 |
| Year 8 | 209 108 101 |
| Year 9 | 208 116 92 |
| Year 10 | 210 111 99 |
| Year 11 | 213 94 119 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 29.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 16.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 61.0% 39.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 4.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |