In our Library, Year 5 Primary School pupils from Crook Primary have been taking part in the King James Book Awards, which is part of our Primary School Education Challenge Zone.

Two of our Sixth Form RE students, Amelia C and Rebecca H, have taken part in the ‘Lessons from Auschwitz’ project as part of their studies.

Four members of The Young Americans Performing Arts Group, accompanied by their Tour Manager, have travelled all the way from the USA to visit King James to meet the staff and students they will be working with in February.

A grand total of 646 visitors joined us this year at our annual Year 6 Open Evening event this month. As is usual, families were able to take a tour, enjoy a wide variety of fun learning activities in school, and meet our staff and students.

Students and staff at King James I Academy have raised £324.13 for Macmillan Cancer Support at their annual World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event.

Sixth Form Media Studies students have returned from a week-long trip to Malta where they gathered extensive footage for a series of travel documentaries as part of their coursework. They filmed in various locations across the island and are now in the process of editing their footage in the studio.

New year, new developments and New Starters

Inside: Transition Summer School, Exam Results, Body Positivity Assemblies, Sports Day, Challenge Espana Trip, Media Festival, Art at the Baltic, Sixth Form News and much more

We would like to congratulate our students for achieving another positive set of results and for all of the hard work they invested in their studies in Year 10 and Year 11.

Well done to our Sixth Form students for achieving another fantastic set of results in Summer 2019.

Over 80 of our new starters joined us at our Transition Summer School this year. Following two days in school, 61 students then enjoyed a free, three-day adventure holiday at Winmarleigh Hall Adventure Centre in Lancashire.