King James's School is located on King James Road,

Knaresborough Knaresborough ( ) is a market and spa town and civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Nidd. It is east of Harrogate. History Knaresborough is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Chenar ...

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, England. King James's is a large non-selective school with a large sixth form.

Admissions

King James's School is the only secondary school in Knaresborough and serves the town and the surrounding villages. The current

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is Carl Sugden. The school is situated in the centre of the town on the main A59, next to the leisure pool. The population of Knaresborough (as well as the surrounding villages) means that it is an oversubscribed school.

History

Grammar school

The school was founded in 1616 as King James Grammar School with a charter from King James I. The school magazine ''The Chaloner'' is named after Dr Robert Chaloner who founded the school. It discusses school events and achievements for both school and its students and is published annually. It is created by the students and edited by the school's sixth form.

Comprehensive

It became a comprehensive in September 1971. The school is newly refurbished. Major building work at the school has been completed, including a new art block with modern facilities. Annual non-compulsory school trips are available for the students. Dr Arnold Kellett has written a book about the history of the school.

Traditions

''Quid Retribuam Domino'' (What can I render to the Lord?) is the school motto.

Houses

King James's School has four school houses which have a colour each, Airedale – Blue, Nidderdale – Red, Swaledale – Yellow and Wharfedale – Green.

Academic performance

In 2013 the A* to B rate at A Level was 57%. 90% of students achieved 5 or more passes at GCSE; 75% including English and Maths.

Sex and Relationships Education Policy

In August 2013 the

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'' stated that King James's School's ''Sex and Relationships Education Policy'' includes the words: "Ensure that homosexuality is not promoted as a pretended family relationship whilst not encouraging homophobia."Roberts, Scot
"UK Government: No schools should be reintroducing Section 28"
Pinknews.co.uk 19 August 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013 ''Pink News'' links King James' to its reported comments by the

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on the Department's own 'sex and relationship education guidance', and the

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"concerns regarding 45 schools across the country." ''Pink News'' believes such policies, overt or vague, are a reflection of the repealed Section 28 of the 1988

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Notable alumni

King James's Grammar school

* Robert Brook, CBE — former National Bus Company chief executive (1977–1986) * David John Bowes Brown, CBE — engineer and former Multidrive chairman (1996–2004) * Sir

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— late

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politician and longtime Folkestone and Hythe MP (1959–1983) *

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— late civil engineer who designed the

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* James "Ginger" Lacey, DFM — late

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credited with 28 enemy aircraft destroyed in the

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* Paul Stewart, FRCP —

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and medicine professor and Dean of Medicine and Health at the

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CBE – former chief curriculum and qualifications advisor to the

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(1994–2000), former headmaster of

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(2003–2011) * James Turner, 1st Baron Netherthorpe — late National Farmers Union president (1945–1960) *

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— former Conservative MP for

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(1983–1997)

King James's School

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— video game composer and voice actor * Jacquie O'Neill — illustrator *

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— Head of Prints and Drawings at the

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References

External links

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Ofsted report

EduBase

News items

Secondary school teacher of the year in 2003

Sex change in 1998
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