King James Academy Royston
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Royston, SG8 7JH
- Distance
- 4.1km away
Bassingbourn Village College
South End, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5NJ
Local ranking25th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
625
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 26 April 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 42.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 61.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 123
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 658
- Boys
- 338 (52%)
- Girls
- 314 (48%)
- Capacity
- 625 (104% full)
- SEND
- 15.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 17.5%
- EAL
- 4.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 12.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 34.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,541/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 86.7%
- White Other: 5.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.1%
- Asian Other: 1.1%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Black African: 0.6%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.5%
86.7%
White British
5.4%
White Other
1.8%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
South End
Royston, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137427
- UKPRN
- 10035150
- Establishment No.
- 5401
- Trust
- ANGLIAN LEARNING
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