King James Academy Royston
All-through · Academy converter · Ages 9–18 · Royston, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.47 miles
Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →King James Academy Royston is an all-through school in Royston, Hertfordshire for ages 9–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 April 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
King James Academy Royston catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.47 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 1.47 miles from the school.
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 3 first-choice applications for 6 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The published admission number for Year 7 2027 is 5 places.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Garden Walk, Royston, SG8 7JH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 9–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 947 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations for pupils’ achievement and behaviour.”
- “Staff work hard to make these ambitions a reality.”
- “Pupils respect each other and have a strong understanding of people with different backgrounds and beliefs.”
To improve
- “The proportion of pupils studying the full suite of subjects in the English Baccalaureate at key stage 4 has been low in the past.”
- “At times, however, some teachers’ choices about which approaches to employ are not always as effective.”
- “Consequently, some pupils are not as fully engaged in their learning as they could be, which affects their depth of understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 51% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 3 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 3 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Edwinstree Church of England Middle School 7.3 mi School remains Good
- Brandles School 9.1 mi Good
- Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy 9.8 mi School remains Good
- St Christopher School 10.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Francis College 11.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- North Herts Education Support Centre 11.5 mi Not judged
- Ralph Sadleir School 11.6 mi Requires improvement
- St Edmund's College 12.0 mi No Ofsted grade