King James's School
Academy converter secondary school in Huddersfield (Kirklees).
Attainment 8
43.3
▼ 2.9 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
37%
▼ 9pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
92.8%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.1
▲ 1.4 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
29.0%
▲ 2pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
14.2%
same England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
100%
1,055 / 1,050 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2019
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).King James's School is a secondary school located in Huddersfield, Kirklees. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 1,064 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,050. It is part of the KING JAMES'S SCHOOL. The school is led by Mr Ian Rimmer.
Key facts
- URN
- 138706
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (19 current, 8 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.22 governors are linked to a profile (21 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lee Haughton | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ben Streets | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mrs Susan Dialekti Davis | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 |
| Miss Delia Thorington Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lucy Callinan Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Maryam IIyas | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ruth James Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kirsty Roden Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Jan Jones Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Janet Elizabeth Cockroft Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mrs Sandra Louise Quarmby Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Claire Woodward Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Helen Louise Calland Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Michelle Louise Oldfield Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Rosalind Arden Farrell Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Matthew Mills (likely) | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2016 |
| Mr John Eastwood Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2012 |
| Mr Andrew Haigh Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2012 |
| Ms Vanessa Julia Thomas Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2012 |
| Mrs Michelle Louise Oldfield Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Paul Rushton Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Clare Harrower Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Andrea Slater Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Maciej Kapsa Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Mark Haigh Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Michael Wilson Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Ian Rimmer Confirmed same person Former | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2015 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record