Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 23 April 2024
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
53%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
270 responses up to 7 April 2025 · 28% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
73% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
79% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
51% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
39% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
49% agreeKing James Academy Royston was graded Good at its last Ofsted inspection, on 23 April 2024.
No. Distance only counts when King James Academy Royston has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
King James Academy Royston had 939 pupils aged 9 to 18 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 1,321. It is a mixed school with a sixth form.