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King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road, Bishop Auckland DL14 7JZ
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
936
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 956
Local authority
County Durham
Eden Learning Trust
Schola Grade 4
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland is a secondary academy in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Eden Learning Trust.
It has 936 pupils on roll and room for 956. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 4 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 936
- Capacity
- 956 pupils
- Free school meals
- 50.60% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Eden Learning Trust
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 136770
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