Christ The King Voluntary Academy

Christ The King Voluntary Academy is performing well as a good school, fostering a nurturing and inclusive environment where pupils thrive. The school is characterized by positive relationships, high expectations of behavior and learning, and effective support systems in place to address bullying. With strong academic outcomes, especially for disadvantaged students, the school has demonstrated a commitment to providing quality education and opportunities for all pupils. The curriculum is broad and well-structured, with particular attention given to supporting students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, there are some areas needing improvement, particularly in the consistency of curriculum refinement across all subjects and ensuring that more pupils engage with the wider curriculum options available to them.

Strengths

• Welcoming and close-knit community atmosphere
• Strong relationships founded on tolerance and respect
• High expectations of behavior and learning
• Effective support for disadvantaged pupils
• Commitment to anti-bullying and safeguarding policies
• Broad and well-structured curriculum
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Good career preparation and guidance for pupils
• Opportunities for students to take on leadership roles

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum refinement in some subjects
• Low take-up of wider curriculum options by some pupils

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Christ The King Voluntary Academy attended 92.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 21.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.1% of pupils at Christ The King Voluntary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Christ The King Voluntary Academy had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.2% of pupils at Christ The King Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Christ The King Voluntary Academy received £8,205 and spent £7,742 for each of its 849 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £368,000 (£434 per pupil).

Across all 35 schools of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,555 and spending £7,362 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Nottingham · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Christ The King Voluntary Academy is part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 35 schools. The nearest others:

• The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold Nottingham
• St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Nottingham
• The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy Nottingham
• St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Nottingham
• Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy Nottingham
• Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Nottingham
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School Nottingham
• St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Nottingham
• The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy Nottingham
• Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy Hucknall

What is Christ The King Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Christ The King Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Christ The King Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Christ The King Voluntary Academy was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Christ The King Voluntary Academy have?

Christ The King Voluntary Academy has 857 pupils on roll.

What age range does Christ The King Voluntary Academy cover?

Christ The King Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Christ The King Voluntary Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.8, and 42% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Christ The King Voluntary Academy?

Christ The King Voluntary Academy is at Darlton Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 7JZ.