King James Academy Royston
About the school
King James Academy Royston is an open all-through school in Hertfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 23 April 2024
- Published
- 17 September 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 40.3
- Hertfordshire
- 50.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Hertfordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 34.40%
- Hertfordshire
- 53.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 52.70%
- Hertfordshire
- 71.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 24.70%
- Hertfordshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.52
- Hertfordshire
- 4.56
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- No entries
Average A-level points
- School
- No entries
AAB or better
- School
- No entries
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 51%
- Hertfordshire
- 64%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 2%
- Hertfordshire
- 11%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 72%
- Hertfordshire
- 79%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Hertfordshire
- 73%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 59%
- Hertfordshire
- 76%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 64%
- Hertfordshire
- 76%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 21%
- Hertfordshire
- 34%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 84%
- Hertfordshire
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Hertfordshire
- 107
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 102
- Hertfordshire
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Hertfordshire
- 106
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
939
Girls
48.88%
Boys
51.12%
SEN support
13.42%
Education, health and care plan
2.56%
English as an additional language
6.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
20.98%
Overall absence
7.86
Persistent absence
20.5
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
119
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
87%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
12
Sustained education or employment
100%
Higher education
92%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
8%