King James I Academy

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Established 1605 Religion Mixed Ages 11–18 Founded 1605 Local authority County Durham		Type Academy Headteacher Mr N. Grieveson Phone +44 1388 603388 Gender Mixed-sex education

Location South Church RoadBishop AucklandCo DurhamDL14 7JZEngland Address S Church Rd, Bishop Auckland DL14 7JZ, UK Similar Fyndoune Community College, Bishop Auckland College, Derwentside College, New College Durham, East Durham College Profiles Twitter

King James I Academy (formally known as King James I Community Arts College) is a medium size academy school and sixth form centre for mixed gender aged 11 – 18. Opened in 1605 and formerly known as King James 1st Grammar School, the college is located in the North East of England in the town of Bishop Auckland. There are currently over 800 students in the college and roughly 90 staff, including many members of support and representatives from Connexions and the NHS.

Notable former pupils

Andrew Ayre, High Commissioner to Guyana from 2011-15

Stan Laurel, comedian

King James I Grammar School

William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, who founded Armstrong Whitworth

Keith Hampson, Conservative MP from February 1974 - 1983 for Ripon, then Leeds North West from 1983-97

Harold Heslop, writer

Derek Hodgson, priest

Prof Philip Hutchinson FREng, Principal from 1996-2006 of the Royal Military College of Science (Cranfield University), Head of the School of Engineering from 1987-2007 at Cranfield University

Prof Ian Lauder FRCPath FMedSci, Dean of Medicine from 2000-08 at the University of Leicester, and Professor of Pathology from 1984-2000

Stan Laurel

Prof Harold Orton, Professor of English Language and Medieval English Literature from 1946-64 at the University of Leeds

Rt Rev Tom Stanage, Bishop of Bloemfontein from 1982-97

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Notable former pupils

King James I Grammar School

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