SCHOOL PROFILE
King James Academy Royston: data, trends and context
King James Academy Royston is a all-through school in Hertfordshire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.
School identity
URN
137656
Phase
All-through
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Trust
THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Postcode
SG8 7JH
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website
Pupil and community context
Pupils on roll
947
FSM eligible
18.6%
EAL / First language other than English
7.1%
SEND (total)
15.5%
SEN Support
12.1%
EHCP
3.4%
White British
81.8%
Attendance and absence (2024/25)
Attendance rate
92.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Severe absence
5.1%
Current benchmarks
No current DfE attendance benchmark is published for this school’s phase and local authority, so no comparison is shown.
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
Suspension rate
23.2%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
7.5%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.21%
Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)
Attainment 8
40.3
English & maths grade 5+
34.4%
English & maths grade 4+
52.7%
Historical trends
Historical trends
School trends over time
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Data sources and last updated
- Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
- Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
- Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
- For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
- Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.
Contextual comparison
See King James Academy Royston against 25 similar schools
King James Academy Royston is a all-through school in Hertfordshire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.