King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
About the school
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland is an open secondary school in County Durham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 17 March 2026
- Published
- 11 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43.9
- County Durham
- 44.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- County Durham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 28.70%
- County Durham
- 41.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 59.40%
- County Durham
- 61.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 22.40%
- County Durham
- 32.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.53
- County Durham
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.09
AAB or better
- School
- 7.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
926
Girls
51.84%
Boys
48.16%
SEN support
21.06%
Education, health and care plan
2.27%
English as an additional language
2.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
51.15%
Overall absence
9.1
Persistent absence
30.47
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
153
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
84%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
63
Sustained education or employment
78%
Higher education
30%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
33%