October 2013
Following a realistic application and interview process, a team of Year 8 students has been chosen to represent our Academy at this year's Future Business Magnates (FBM) Competition.
October 2013
A group of ten students in Year 10 and two in Year 12 are currently visiting Collège Béranger, our partner school in Péronne, near Amiens in France as part of their languages studies.
October 2013
Interviews are currently underway for the much sought after places on this year's team for the Future Business Magnates (FBM) competition.
August 2013
Staff and students are celebrating after record GCSE examination results. 100% of our students achieved 5 A*-C grades, with a significant improvement on headline measures from 2012 results. Congratulations go to our students for their efforts and achievements.
August 2013
Our Sixth form students are celebrating after another year of success and improvement in AS and A2 examination results. We wish to congratulate the superb attitude and efforts of these students in achieving such high standards.
August 2013
During the summer holidays, eight students spent 17 days in Florida on the fifth Enterprise USA trip, which is organised by Mr Brown and Miss Howard.
August 2013
Each year at King James we offer a free two-week long summer school for Year 7 students who will be joining us in September. We organise a fun-packed programme of activities in school, followed by a free three-day adventure holiday at Winmarleigh Hall in Lancashire to round off the fortnight. The programme is specifically designed to help our new students make friends and build confidence; this makes the transition from primary to secondary school much easier.
August 2013
With new recording facilities and rehearsal spaces on the way as part of our new development, Music students will be able to learn about commercial aspects of the music industry from performance techniques to sound engineering.
July 2013
The first batch of Mrs Babington's Incredible Edible plants are thriving in our new fruit and vegetable garden thanks to the hard work of a dedicated student team.
July 2013
King James is 'ahead of the field' and looking forward to the opening of the first 4G Artificial Turf Pitch in Bishop Auckland.