We are all now enjoying lessons in the refurbished Agnew and Lockey Buildings and watching our landscaped areas take shape. This month, we will be celebrating the completion of phase two of our development at a Grand Opening event on Thursday 24th September.

This month, Bishop Auckland Theatre Hooligans (BATH) celebrates its 20th birthday!

This month sees our 2015-16 Student Leadership Team take up their roles following a week long campaign and academy election.

Students and staff are celebrating another good year of GCSE results. With some excellent results across a range of subjects, students have been justifiably rewarded for their hard work.

Our Sixth Form students have excelled in a range of academic and vocational courses and are now ready to move to the next stage of their education, employment or training.

Summer School gets Year 7 students ready for action

Inside: Exam results, Transition Summer School, Return from Glastonbury, Opening of Agnew Building,

International projects, Brainiac TV star visit for STEM, Sports Day, WWI Centenary Project and much more.

Thanks to another highly successful Transition Summer School programme, our new Year 7’s are confident and looking forward to their first day at King James.

In September, BATH members Robyn S and Chloe S will be travelling to Tanzania and Ghana to work for three months as volunteers.

Our Business Studies department is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with Darlington Building Society.

Wearing the traditional house colours, our whole school enjoyed the sunshine and track events at our annual Sports Day.