Our annual Open Evening was a huge success with hundreds of local families visiting us to tour our facilities and take part in a host of activities.

We have a number of initiatives designed to reward students for good attendance and hard work, but our Grand Attendance Prize is certainly the most popular. Year 10 student, Clarence is our latest worthy winner.

The fantastic amount of hard work put in by King James I Academy Year 11 students leading up to their final GCSE exams in May and June has paid off, with another year of positive results.

Learning to inspire at King James

Inside: Exam Results, Primary liaison, International trips, Duke of Edinburgh Awards, Sports News, British Science Week, Award winners, Health & Wellbeing, Sixth Form News and more.

King James I Academy Sixth Form students are celebrating another fantastic year of success, following A' Level, Applied General and Tech Level results. Many students are now looking forward to starting degree courses at universities across the country.

This free online safety guide explores children’s emotional dependency on digital devices, highlighting the impact of screen habits on wellbeing, relationships and identity, with practical tips for encouraging healthier tech use.

We have been working with The Key, a charity which allows young people to bid for funding to help them drive forward a project of their choice.

Kennedy was a student at King James from 2012 to 2019. After completing her A’ Levels in Sixth Form, she moved to Leeds to study an Undergraduate Law Degree at the University of Law.

Media Studies students in Years 10 and 12 have visited Beamish Museum for the annual trip designed to give students the opportunity to see how setting, props, costume, hair and make-up are carefully chosen and combined to reflect a specific time period; this is an important aspect of media production called mise-en-scene.

Whether it’s sunny days at the beach or fun in the paddling pool, young people are naturally drawn to water. But with excitement comes risk.