King James Academy Royston is an academy. It has about 1,000 boys and girls aged between 9 and 18. (See here for details of the secondary school.) In November 2018 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Environment. Relative weaknesses include Progress, Disadvantaged pupils, Attendance and Attainment.
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Environment:Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.
Attainment:Below average. Maths attainment is poor, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Attendance:Poor. Pupil absence rates are very high and the incidence of persistent absence is quite high.
Disadvantaged pupils:Poor. Progress in maths is poor. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is poor.
Progress:Poor. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
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