King James's School
St Helen's Gate, Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
1,055 pupils · 100% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- KING JAMES'S SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Free school meals
- 29%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 5 November 2019, published 2 December 2019. 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 | 48.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 47.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 50.5% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 206 | 220 | 367 | 206 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 207 | 197 | 335 | 206 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 213 | 233 | 418 | 213 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 213 | 195 | 393 | 213 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 207 | 221 | 395 | 207 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 210 | 249 | 437 | 210 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 207 | 222 | 401 | 207 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 186 | 225 | 381 | 186 |
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
- Netherhall Learning Campus High School 3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Newsome Academy 3.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Honley High School 3.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- North Huddersfield Trust School 4.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Moor End Academy 4.6 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Royds Hall, A Share Academy 5.2 km · Good (2023) · 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.