King James Academy Royston is a all-through school located in Royston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/11/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Garden Walk, Royston, SG8 7JH
Website: https://www.kjar.org.uk
Telephone: 01763242236
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Lisa Plowman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137656

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1321
Number of Pupils: 901
Number of Boys: 459
Number of Girls: 442

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

: -0.26 Confidence interval -0.51 to 0
Of the 98 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 97 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:9%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:34%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.55
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Icknield Walk First School
Poplar Drive , SG8 7EZ
4out of 4 412 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School
Melbourn Road , SG8 7DB
4out of 4 782 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Studlands Rise First School
Studlands Rise , SG8 9HB
3out of 4 1,079 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Roman Way Academy
Burns Road , SG8 5EQ
1out of 4 1,169 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Tannery Drift School
Tannery Drift , SG8 5DE
3out of 4 1,415 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King James Academy Royston
Garden Walk , SG8 7JH
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.