Secondary
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 936 of 956 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Trust
- EDEN LEARNING TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 66.9
- All staff (FTE)
- 90.0
- Pupils per adult
- 10.7
- Pupils
- 962
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
February 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)March 2017
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
29%
4 points below the Bishop Auckland average (33% across 4 schools)
43.9
0.3 above the Bishop Auckland average (43.6 across 4 schools)
4th of 4 by our score, among the secondary schools in Bishop Auckland we can score - 5 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.53 |
| Entered the EBacc | 22% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% |
| A level average points per entry | 32.09 |
| A level students | 44 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 42% |
| 22/23 | 32% |
| 23/24 | 29% |
| 24/25 | 29% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 32.7 |
| 22/23 | 30.0 |
| 23/24 | 34.6 |
| 24/25 | 32.1 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.08 |
| 22/23 | -0.16 |
| 23/24 | -0.21 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 50.0 |
| 22/23 | 45.4 |
| 23/24 | 41.6 |
| 24/25 | 43.9 |
South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
County Durham admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Simon Whitehead
- Address
- South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ
- Telephone
- 01388603388