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King James I Academy Bishop Auckland

King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
England
DL147JZ

📞 phone: 01388 603388

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr Simon Whitehead

🌍 web: www.kingjames1academy.com

955 pupils mixed gender
956 pupils capacity: 100% full

488 boys 51%

467 girls 49%

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a single-academy trust
URN
136770
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Establishment #
4178
Open date
1. June 2011
Reason open
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OSGB coordinates
Easting: 421378, Northing: 529547
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 54.661, Longitude: -1.6701
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
17. February 2022
Region › Const. › Ward
North East › Bishop Auckland › Bishop Auckland Town
SEN priorities
PD - Physical Disability
Free school meals %
38.50
Trust
KING JAMES I ACADEMY, BISHOP AUCKLAND LIMITED
Learning provider ref #
10033771

School governors

  • Mrs Elizabeth Varley, Chair of Trustees
    (17. November 2021—16. November 2025)
  • Mrs Sharon Boughey, Trustee
    (22. March 2021—14. March 2023)
  • Mr George Campbell, Member
    (27. November 2015—None)
  • Mrs Elizabeth Varley, Member
    (15. June 2017—None)
  • Mrs Rachael Anna Marie Dobinson, Trustee
    (23. April 2021—22. April 2025)
  • Mr Kenneth Neild, Chief Financial Officer
    (4. September 2019—None)
  • Mr Craig Robinson, Trustee
    (27. April 2023—26. April 2027)
  • Ms Simone Price, Trustee
    (4. October 2019—7. November 2022)
  • Mr George Campbell, Trustee
    (27. November 2019—26. November 2023)
  • Mrs Valerie Hetherington, Member
    (9. November 2020—3. October 2022)
  • Mr Simon Nicholas Whitehead, Accounting Officer
    (1. January 2021—None)
  • Mrs Lisa Louise Lumley-Imerson, Trustee
    (8. March 2021—7. March 2025)
  • Mr Luke Allan Holmes, Trustee
    (25. March 2021—31. May 2022)
  • Mr Daniel Lewis Powell, Trustee
    (7. June 2021—7. March 2023)
  • Mrs Eileen Marie Brewis, Trustee
    (22. November 2021—21. November 2025)
  • Miss Andrea Naylor, Trustee
    (16. February 2022—15. February 2026)
  • Mrs Kirsten Julia Lightfoot, Trustee
    (1. June 2022—31. May 2026)
  • Mrs Nicola Robinson, Member
    (10. October 2022—None)
  • Mrs Gillian Campbell, Member
    (14. November 2022—None)
  • Mrs Sharon Boughey, Member
    (15. March 2023—None)
  • Mr Daniel Wheatley, Trustee
    (31. March 2023—30. March 2027)
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