King James I Academy Bishop Auckland

South Church Road, County Durham, DL14 7JZ

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About this school

King James I Academy Bishop Auckland is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in County Durham, County Durham. The school has 926 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 17 February 2022). Last inspected 17 March 2026. The Headteacher is Simon Whitehead. The school is administered by County Durham local authority. It belongs to EDEN LEARNING TRUST. It opened in 1 June 2011.

School details

Headteacher

Simon Whitehead

Trust

EDEN LEARNING TRUST

Local authority

County Durham

Gender

Mixed

URN

136770

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at King James I Academy Bishop Auckland are handled by the school or the local authority (County Durham). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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