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King James's School

Kirklees, HD4 6SGSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2025
Progress 8
0.00
Above average
−20+2
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
197 1st-choice / 207 places
Ranking
#1,530
of 3,141 nationally

About King James's School

King James's School sits right on the national average for Progress 8 with a score of exactly 0, but that places it below the Kirklees local authority average of 0.07 for secondary schools. In a local ranking of 24 schools, it comes 16th, putting it in the bottom third of the area. The picture is more mixed when you look under the bonnet: pupils achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.2 in maths, which is above average, and 0.26 in the EBacc subjects, but English dragged things down with a score of -0.12. The school's Attainment 8 score of 46.8 and EBacc average point score of 4.39 give a sense of where pupils finish, though without the LA average for those metrics it's hard to say exactly how that compares locally. What's clear is that this is a school where results are solidly middle-of-the-road rather than standout.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSt Helen's Gate, Huddersfield, Kirklees, HD4 6SG
HeadteacherIan Rimmer
Local AuthorityKirklees
Number of Pupils1,064
Free School Meals (FSM)27.1%
School Capacity1,064 / 1,050 (101% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Feb 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (12 Feb 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 2 Dec 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Sixth Form CentreDining HallArt StudiosTheatreSports HallScience LabsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

17

Sports

SwimmingNetballCross CountryGymnasticsCricketBasketballBadmintonRugbyRounders

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubChoirDramaCodingBook ClubDebateArt ClubEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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King James's School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.