King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
Secondary schoolKing James I Academy Bishop Auckland is a secondary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 936 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 17 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at King James I Academy Bishop Auckland was 43.1, against 44.9 in County Durham and 46.2 in England.
30.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 43.1 | 44.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30.4% | 43% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54.8% | 62.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 135 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Etherley Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- Etherley Lane Nursery SchoolNursery. Good (overall), September 2023830 m
- Cockton Hill Junior SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- Cockton Hill Infant SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024930 m
- Evergreen Primary SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, December 20221.1 km
- St Andrew's AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), October 2019, before the school changed. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in County Durham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).