King James's School
About the school
King James's School is an open secondary school in North Yorkshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 11 January 2023
- Published
- 5 March 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.1
- North Yorkshire
- 46.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Yorkshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 41.30%
- North Yorkshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 68.00%
- North Yorkshire
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 11.20%
- North Yorkshire
- 37.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.88
- North Yorkshire
- 4.12
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.98
AAB or better
- School
- 16.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1522
Girls
51.18%
Boys
48.82%
SEN support
14.78%
Education, health and care plan
3.15%
English as an additional language
4.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
17.98%
Overall absence
8.86
Persistent absence
24.13
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
248
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
125
Sustained education or employment
90%
Higher education
38%
Further education
4%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
42%