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King James's School

Secondary school in Huddersfield, Kirklees. Standards maintained (Feb 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 5 November 2019, report published 2 December 2019, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Since then: ungraded inspection

Inspected 12 February 2025, report published 1 April 2025.

Standards maintained

An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.

Next inspection: around February 2029

The last inspection was in February 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 1.9 milesNetherhall Learning Campus High School

    Secondary, Huddersfield, Kirklees

    Requires improvement (May 2024)

  2. 1.9 milesNewsome Academy

    Secondary, Huddersfield, Kirklees

    Good (Feb 2024)

  3. 2.1 milesKirkburton Middle School

    Secondary, Huddersfield, Kirklees

    Report card, Feb 2026: 2 strong, 4 expected

  4. 2.2 milesHonley High School

    Secondary, Holmfirth, Kirklees

    School remains Good (Dec 2023)

  5. 2.7 milesNorth Huddersfield Trust School

    Secondary, Huddersfield, Kirklees

    Report card, Jun 2026: 5 expected, 1 needs attention

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.