King James Academy Royston

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King James Academy Royston
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King James Academy Royston
Garden Walk

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SG8 7JF

England
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Type Academy
EstablishedSeptember 2019
Department for Education URN 137656 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherLisa Plowman
GenderCoeducational
Age9to 16

King James Academy Royston (KJAR) is a through school located in Royston, Hertfordshire, England. It is an academy, and opened in September 2019, as a result of the merger of the town's two middle schools, Roysia and Greneway, and its Meridian upper school. The school is spread over 2 sites, with the Meridian site now being the Senior site and the Greneway site being the Junior site. [1]

KJAR received a "Good" Ofsted outcome in all categories on 23 April 2024, with pupils experiencing a well-designed, ambitious curriculum which meets their needs. [2] The school is also well-recognised for its sporting success, with several of its teams winning district titles in 2023. [3] Most notably, its Year 10 boys football team made it to the national U15 Schools' Cup final in 2023. [4]

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References

  1. Gill, Nick (23 August 2019). "GCSE success as Royston's Meridian School closes its doors ahead of merger". The Royston Crow . Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. Ofsted (23 April 2024). "Inspection of King James Academy Royston".
  3. Royston Crow (30 December 2023). "King James Academy celebrate sporting successes in 2023".
  4. Royston Crow (20 March 2023). "King James Academy of Royston into national football final".

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