King James's Grammar School was founded as chantry school in 1547 and received its name and a royal charter in 1608 thanks to the efforts of three men who travelled on horseback to London to get a royal charter from the king. They rode from Farnley Tyas, the nearby village, having been sent to London to get the charter by the local wealthy men from Almondbury who wanted a local school for their offspring to visit. Extensions were made to the school by William Swinden Barber between 1880 and 1883, in 1938/9 and 1963, and in 2022.
Principal: Mr Ian Rimmer
Telephone Number: 01484 412 990
Telephone Number (when calling from abroad): +44 1484 412 990
URN: 138706
DfE Code: 382/4000
Opened 1 September 2012.
1,030 pupils between the ages of 11 and 16.
KING JAMES'S SCHOOL.
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