King James's School
King James Road, Knaresborough, HG5 8EB
1,554 pupils · 91% of 1,705 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 January 2023, published 5 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 41.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 68% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 11.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 253 | 225 | 447 | 243 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 258 | 245 | 496 | 258 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 261 | 256 | 507 | 261 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 256 | 244 | 478 | 256 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 260 | 272 | 485 | 260 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 263 | 256 | 487 | 263 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 263 | 264 | 485 | 263 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 264 | 224 | 410 | 255 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Harrogate High School 4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St John Fisher Catholic Academy 4.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Aidan's Church of England High School 4.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Harrogate Grammar School 6.1 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Rossett School 6.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Wetherby High School 9.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.