Christ The King College
Wellington Road, Newport, PO30 5QT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Principal
- Mr Andrew Montrose
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,700
- Pupils on roll
- 1,131
- URN
- 135552
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983537070
About this school
Christ The King College is a voluntary aided secondary school in Newport. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,131 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Christ The King College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 204 | 137 | 188 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.0 | 41.3 | 44.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.49 -0.69 to -0.29 | -0.29 -0.53 to -0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 40.1% | 42% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 57.7% | 63.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 13.9% | 11.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Christ The King College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Isle of Wight average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41 | 36.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.3 | 35.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.8 | 37.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,108 |
| 2023/24 | 1,074 |
| 2024/25 | 1,047 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ The King College compares
Christ The King College ranked 2nd of 7 secondary schools in Isle of Wight for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.8 | 10.3% | 27.8% | 1,131 | — |
| Carisbrooke College | 41.4 | 9.4% | 25.8% | 615 | 0.3 miles |
| Medina College | 35.2 | 14.8% | 35.8% | 1,094 | 1.7 miles |
| Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy | 42.7 | 10.9% | 22.6% | 1,156 | 4.7 miles |
| Lift Ryde | 43.8 | 10.3% | 27.6% | 1,461 | 6.3 miles |
| The Island Free School | 51 | 6.9% | 20.4% | 613 | 7.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.81%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 10.33%
- Persistent absence
- 31.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carisbrooke College0.3 miles
Secondary · Newport
-
Medina College1.7 miles
Secondary · Newport
-
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy4.7 miles
Secondary · Cowes
-
Lift Ryde6.3 miles
Secondary · Ryde
-
The Island Free School7.7 miles
Secondary · Ventnor
Other schools in Newport
- Carisbrooke College Secondary
- Medina College Secondary
- Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Barton Primary School Primary
- Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy Primary
- Newport Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Nine Acres Primary School Primary
- Shalfleet Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary
- Summerfields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Christ The King College teach?
- Christ The King College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Newport.
- Who is the principal of Christ The King College?
- The principal of Christ The King College is Mr Andrew Montrose, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Christ The King College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ The King College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Christ The King College?
- Christ The King College has 1,131 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Christ The King College full?
- Christ The King College has capacity for 1,700 pupils and 1,131 on roll (67%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Christ The King College a faith school?
- Yes. Christ The King College is designated Church of England/Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).
- Is Christ The King College a selective school?
- No. Christ The King College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Christ The King College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41 in 2022/23 and 44.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Christ The King College compare with other schools in Isle of Wight?
- Christ The King College ranked 2nd of 7 secondary schools in Isle of Wight for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christ The King College's absence rate?
- Christ The King College's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ The King College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ The King College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.