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Hertfordshire County Council

School

King James Academy Royston

Garden Walk
Royston
Hertfordshire
SG8 7JH

Telephone: 01763 242236

Fax:

Email: admin@kjar.org.uk

Head teacher: Lisa Plowman

School type: All Through Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 79

DFE number: 919-4140

Published Admission Number: 210

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 1004

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2024

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read King James Academy Royston admission rules for 24-25

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read King James Academy Royston admission rules for 23-24

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20222023

Number of places available

210

210

Number of applications made

198

193

Number of places offered

183

168

Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order)2023

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

1

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

1

Medical/social

0

Siblings

54

Trust Feeder Schools

105

Nearest School

2

Not Nearest School

4

Non Ranked Allocation

1

Places offered under each rule in 2022
Rules (in rule priority order)2022

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

2

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

1

Medical/social

0

Siblings

59

Trust Feeder Schools

109

Nearest School

4

Not Nearest School

4

Non Ranked Allocation

4

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2023 (in metres)
Rule2023

In priority area, nearest

6538.88

In priority area, distance

37664.77

Outside priority area

None

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2022 (in metres)
Rule2022

Nearest school

2302.15

Distance

53146.2

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9

Updated: 17 April 2024

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for King James Academy Royston.

Ofsted report and rating for King James Academy Royston.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Alyx Langley1

In Year Admissions Officer: Lucy Smith

Local Authority Attendance Officer: Karen Fitzgerald

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Keith Gould

Key Link Advisor: David Kilgallon

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