As millions of tennis fans look forward to watching Wimbledon 2016 on TV, our Girls Active sports group are preparing to join the crowds of ticket holders on Court 2.

Students and staff are looking forward to our annual Sports Day, which will take place on Tuesday 19th July at Bishop Auckland Cricket Club.

This month, 24 students in Years 7-10 attended our fourth annual Outward Bound Trust residential trip to the Lake District to take on a number of outdoor pursuits.

Over 40 fearless Year 11 students have conquered the mighty climbing wall at ROF 59 in Newton Aycliffe as part of their BTEC and GCSE qualification in Sport.

Fifteen Martin Gray Football Acadaemy students, accompanied by Mr Laybourn, have recently returned from a trip to the 'Match for Children' in aid of UNICEF fundraising event at Old Trafford, which was organised by David Beckham.

Wearing the traditional house colours, our whole school enjoyed the sunshine and track events at our annual Sports Day.

Fifteen students in Years 7 and 8, accompanied by Mr Laybourn, have returned from a fantastic fundraising event at Old Trafford, which saw music and football unite in one of the most iconic stadiums in the UK. The "Manchester Legends Game' raised funds which will go towards Manchester United Foundation's work in the community.

Thanks to our new development, we can now boast state-of-the-art facilities for Basketball and our students are making the most of it both in PE lessons and after school.

On Monday 27th April, 20 students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 will depart from King James to take part in the annual OAA trip to Ullswater in The Lake District.

Year 10 Sports Captains have recently worked with local primary school pupils at an Athletics event which was held in our new sports hall.