King James's School

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address King James Road
Knaresborough
North Yorkshire
HG5 8EB
Phone 01423866061
Reference Number 121687

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1522
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.82%
Girls: 51.18%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 127 141 268
8 119 137 256
9 130 127 257
10 126 140 266
11 143 117 260
12 56 56 112
13 42 61 103

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.5%
White, Other 2.4%
Unclassified 2.2%
White & Asian 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
African 0.7%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 41.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 61% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 34.99 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 35.38 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 16.7% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 89 11
Third Preference 80 4
From another Local Authority 35 4

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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