Following our recent inspection by Ofsted, we are pleased to announce our official status as a "Good' school. In this special Edition of Vision, read some the wonderful comments made by Ofsted during their visit this year.

What better way to demonstrate the opportunities we provide for our students than to offer a case study or two? Here, Year 13 sisters Niamh and Emelia talk about their time at King James.

Following an educational visit to the Centre for Life, students are debating whether science and religion are compatible in terms of medical intervention and the treatment of human life.

As part of Durham County Council's "Future Business Magnates' competition, our King James team have developed an innovative way of connecting local people to their past and providing a new way of learning about County Durham's history.

We have recently received the exciting news that our Academy has been successful in securing Youth Music funding to run a "music school' over a two year period.

Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 have been taking part in the Language Perfect global online competition to enhance their learning in French and Spanish.

A group of students ranging from Years 7 to 10, recently ventured to Howtown Outward Bound Centre in Ullswater to take part in our annual four-day adventure experience.

Year 13 student, Bethany H has been successful in her application for the prestigious 'Robert Young Scholarship' from Durham University.

A group of 12 students in Years 7, 8 and 9 have been working on an exciting community project designed to raise awareness of climate change through the production of innovative pavement art installations.

The King James I Academy Panathlon Team has returned victorious from the recent "Durham County Panathlon' event at Freeman's Quay Leisure Centre in Durham.