All-through
King James Academy Royston
Garden Walk, Royston, SG8 7JH
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 947 of 1321 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 59.3
- All staff (FTE)
- 78.1
- Pupils per adult
- 12.3
- Pupils
- 957
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 April 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
34%
40.3
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 102 |
| Average reading score | 104 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 51% |
| Working at a higher standard | 2% |
| Attainment 8 | 40.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.52 |
| Entered the EBacc | 25% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% |
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 |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 52% |
| 23/24 | 56% |
| 24/25 | 51% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 36% |
| 22/23 | 38% |
| 23/24 | 45% |
| 24/25 | 34% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 105.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 0.00 |
| 22/23 | +0.31 |
| 23/24 | +0.19 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 43.2 |
| 22/23 | 44.7 |
| 23/24 | 42.7 |
| 24/25 | 40.3 |
Garden Walk, Royston, SG8 7JH
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 15 January, the year before starting.
Hertfordshire 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
- Zoe Andrews
- Address
- Garden Walk, Royston, SG8 7JH
- Telephone
- 01763242236