Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. Pupils express a love for learning and feel safe within a supportive community that promotes their welfare and development. The leadership team is described as ambitious and inclusive, creating a positive atmosphere where staff collaborate effectively towards continuous improvement. Parents appreciate the sense of community fostered by the school. As this was the school's first inspection, it reflects a solid foundation for further growth.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and demonstrate enthusiasm for their education.
• The curriculum is well-organized, ambitious, and sequenced effectively.
• Strong focus on vocabulary development from early years through Year 6.
• Reading is prioritized, with effective phonics support for early learners.
• Teachers provide good support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Pupils behave well and demonstrate courteousness towards one another.
• Personal development curriculum is well-planned and executed.

Areas for Improvement

• Occasional inconsistency in teachers' subject knowledge.
• Some learning activities do not align well with intended learning objectives.
• Pupils have limited recall of knowledge related to different cultures and religions.

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 Catholic Voluntary Academy attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 0.9% of pupils at Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Catholic Voluntary Academy had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 12.4% of pupils at Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy received £6,519 and spent £6,975 for each of its 218 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £252,000 (-£1,156 per pupil).

Across all 25 schools of St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,472 and spending £7,889 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 Alfreton · Derbyshire local authority: places and applications

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, which runs 25 schools. The nearest others:

• St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy Belper
• St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy Matlock
• The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy Nottingham
• Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy Ilkeston
• St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy Ilkeston
• Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Derby
• St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Derby
• St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy Derby
• St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy Derby
• English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy Nottingham

What is Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy have?

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy has 225 pupils on roll.

What age range does Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy cover?

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy?

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy is at Firs Avenue, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7EN.