King James's School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kirklees
St Helen's Gate, Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 05/11/2019
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
18.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,055
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
197 of 197 families who put it first got an offer
207
Places offered
335
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 197 | 197 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 91 | 6 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 47 | 3 | ● 6% |
| Total | 335 | 206 | 61% |
1st preference success by year
Kirklees lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ben Streets
- Address
- St Helen's Gate, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
- Phone
- 01484412990
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward / constituency
- Almondbury · Huddersfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138706
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KING JAMES'S SCHOOL
1,055 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
12 February 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 19
05 November 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,084 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.39 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 50.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.57 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 210 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 208 | 24% | 58% | 76% | |
| Mathematics | 207 | 22% | 55% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 206 | 20% | 55% | 72% | |
| History | 156 | 29% | 59% | 72% | |
| Biology | 129 | 25% | 78% | 96% | |
| Physics | 128 | 30% | 81% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 128 | 28% | 73% | 93% | |
| Combined Science | 75 | 1% | 5% | 29% | |
| Art and Design | 65 | 17% | 45% | 60% | |
| Spanish | 58 | 28% | 74% | 91% | |
| Physical Education | 57 | 16% | 47% | 58% | |
| Geography | 50 | 32% | 70% | 84% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kirklees council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.