69%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
47%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
48.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
50%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
959.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,064
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 05/11/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKirklees
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of King James's School · Secondary · Kirklees
Part ofKING JAMES'S SCHOOL
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
69%
+4pp
75%70%65%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
47%
-4pp
56%52%47%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
Attainment 8
48.5
+1.7
51.649.246.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48.5
EBacc entry
50%
+5pp
55%51%46%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
EBacc APS
959.5
+32.5
959.5888.5817.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 959.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,064
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
18%
Contact
Address
St Helen's Gate, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Local authority
Kirklees
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 69% | 47% | 48.5 | Not applicable | 50% | 959.5 | 51% | 1,064 |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 51% | 46.8 | +0.00 | 46% | 927.0 | 46% | 1,054 |
| 2022/23 | 71% | 52% | 48.2 | -0.12 | 50% | 859.6 | 50% | 1,030 |
| 2021/22 | 75% | 56% | 51.6 | +0.09 | 46% | 950.2 | 46% | 1,034 |
| 2018/19 | 68% | 49% | 49.0 | +0.01 | 55% | 817.5 | 56% | 901 |
| 2017/18 | 70% | 47% | 47.5 | -0.08 | 60% | 773.6 | 62% | 904 |
| 2016/17 | 69% | 45% | 48.2 | +0.03 | 25% | — | 29% | 903 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,064 | 17.6 | 15% | 10% | 28% | 7% | 18% |
| 2023/24 | 1,054 | 17.2 | 13% | 11% | 26% | 7% | 20% |
| 2022/23 | 1,030 | 17.2 | 12% | 11% | 23% | 7% | 21% |
| 2021/22 | 1,034 | 16.9 | 11% | 10% | 23% | 8% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 1,037 | 17.3 | 10% | 9% | 22% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 901 | 17.9 | 8% | 6% | 18% | 5% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | 904 | 17.8 | 8% | 6% | 18% | 4% | 8% |
| 2016/17 | 903 | 18.3 | 9% | 5% | 19% | 4% | 9% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.