King James's School is a secondary school located in Huddersfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, overall effectiveness and quality of education are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/03/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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St Helen's Gate, Huddersfield

School Information

Address: St Helen's Gate, Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Website: www.kingjames.org.uk
Telephone: 01484412990
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Rimmer
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138706

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 912
Number of Pupils: 1037
Number of Boys: 520
Number of Girls: 517

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 10% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.01 Confidence interval -0.17 to 0.2
Of the 179 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 178 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:55%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:49%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.57
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School
Longcroft , Almondbury HD5 8XW 		3out of 4 702 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hill View Academy
Fernside Avenue , Almondbury HD5 8YE 		- not rated 1,345 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School
Lowerhouses Lane , Almondbury HD5 8JY 		3out of 4 1,746 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Lepton CofE Primary Academy
Station Road , Lepton HD8 0DE 		- not rated 1,944 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Dalton School
Mayfield Avenue , Dalton HD5 9HN 		3out of 4 2,175 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King James's School
St Helen's Gate , Almondbury HD4 6SG 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southgate School
Southfield Road , Almondbury HD5 8TG 		3out of 4 866 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Woodley School and College
Dog Kennel Bank , HD5 8JE 		3out of 4 2,264 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Huddersfield
Lockside , Queensgate HD1 3DH 		- not rated 3,079 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Castle Hill: A Specialist College for Communication and Interaction
Newsome Road South , Newsome HD4 6JL 		4out of 4 3,199 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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