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12

Mar 2023

Education
Education

Knaresborough head responds to Ofsted report

Published: 12 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT

by John Grainger

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Carl Sugden said staff were already working on addressing the areas for improvement identified by Ofsted even before the school was inspected.

The headteacher of King James’s School in Knaresborough has responded to the publication of the school's latest Ofsted report this week.

Government inspectors visited King James’s School for the first time in six years in January and, in a report published on Monday, rated it once again as ‘good’ – a status it has maintained for over 20 years. 

Ofsted described the 1,575-pupil school as a “caring environment where pupils learn well” with “a strong focus on ensuring that everyone feels welcome”. 

It said the “vast majority of pupils are keen and engage confidently in their learning” and bullying is rare. 

Headteacher Carl Sugden said:  

“The strong curriculum, the expertise of the teachers and the caring environment are highlighted in the report.” 


Mr Sugden also noted that King James’s, in common with other schools, was still dealing with the educational and social impact of the covid pandemic, adding:

“I believe the report reflects the hard work and commitment of the staff at King James’s. It also reflects well on our wonderful pupils, the vast majority of whom work hard, show great resilience and humour and reflect our community values.”


He added the school acknowledged the areas of improvement identified by Ofsted and was already addressing them. 

 Ofsted said more should be done to provide support for the weakest readers, and more opportunities should be provided for pupils to experience the world of work. 

Mr Sugden said:

“We agree with these priorities and had already started working on these before the inspectors arrived.” 


King James's was founded in 1616 by a charter from King James I, and is the Harrogate district's second-oldest secondary school, after Ripon Grammar School, which was founded in 1555.



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