King James I Academy Bishop Auckland is a secondary school located in Bishop Auckland. 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 29/03/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ
Website: http://www.kingjames1academy.com/
Telephone: 01388603388
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Whitehead
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136770

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 956
Number of Pupils: 944
Number of Boys: 483
Number of Girls: 461

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.15 Confidence interval -0.39 to 0.08
Of the 116 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 116 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:3%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:35%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.32
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Etherley Lane Nursery School
Hazel Grove , DL14 7RF 		4out of 4 904 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Aclet Close Nursery School
Aclet Close , DL14 6PX 		3out of 4 2,020 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Etherley Lane Primary School
Clarence Gardens , Etherley Lane DL14 7RB 		3out of 4 842 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cockton Hill Junior School
McIntyre Terrace , Cockton Hill DL14 6HW 		3out of 4 1,016 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cockton Hill Infant School
McIntyre Terrace , Cockton Hill DL14 6HW 		3out of 4 1,016 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Primary School
St Andrew's Road , DL14 6RY 		3out of 4 1,278 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's CofE Primary School
Warwick Road , DL14 6LS 		3out of 4 1,415 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road , DL14 7JZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bishop Barrington Academy
Woodhouse Lane , DL14 6LA 		- not rated 1,752 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Woodhouse Lane , DL14 6JT 		3out of 4 1,913 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop Auckland College
Woodhouse Lane , DL14 6JZ 		- not rated 2,100 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Evergreen Primary School
Warwick Road , DL14 6LS 		3out of 4 1,253 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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