Christ The King Voluntary Academy
Darlton Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 7JZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Joanne Love
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Sponsor
- Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 849
- Pupils on roll
- 857
- URN
- 138810
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159556262
About this school
Christ The King Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 857 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 140 | 150 | 157 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.4 | 47.6 | 48.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.01 -0.23 to +0.25 | +0.12 -0.11 to +0.36 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 49.3% | 52.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 72% | 72.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 27.3% | 31.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
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 Voluntary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.4 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.6 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.9 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 850 |
| 2023/24 | 850 |
| 2024/25 | 845 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ The King Voluntary Academy compares
Christ The King Voluntary Academy ranked 18th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.9 | 7.9% | 26.3% | 857 | — |
| Arnold Hill Spencer Academy | 49.8 | 9.4% | 19.6% | 1,552 | 0.3 miles |
| Redhill Academy | 50.6 | 8.2% | 24.9% | 1,582 | 1.0 miles |
| The Wells Academy | 43.1 | 7.6% | 50.9% | 634 | 1.8 miles |
| Carlton Academy | 45.1 | 9% | 25.1% | 1,354 | 1.8 miles |
| The Oakwood Academy | 41.3 | 12% | 40.4% | 737 | 2.2 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)
- 26.33%
- English as an additional language
- 23%
- Overall absence
- 7.94%
- Persistent absence
- 21.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Redhill Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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The Wells Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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Carlton Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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The Oakwood Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Christ The King Voluntary Academy ranks 19th of the 42 ranked secondary schools in Nottingham.
- Aldercar High School Secondary
- Alderman White School Secondary
- Arnold Hill Spencer Academy Secondary
- Ashfield Comprehensive School Secondary
- Bluecoat Aspley Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Beechdale Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Trent Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Secondary
- Bramcote College Secondary
- Carlton Academy Secondary
- Chilwell School Secondary
- Colonel Frank Seely Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Christ The King Voluntary Academy teach?
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the principal of Christ The King Voluntary Academy?
- The principal of Christ The King Voluntary Academy is Mrs Joanne Love, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Christ The King Voluntary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Christ The King Voluntary Academy?
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy has 857 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Christ The King Voluntary Academy full?
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy has capacity for 849 pupils and 857 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Christ The King Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Is Christ The King Voluntary Academy a selective school?
- No. Christ The King Voluntary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Christ The King Voluntary Academy?
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy is part of OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Christ The King Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.4 in 2022/23 and 48.9 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 Voluntary Academy rank locally?
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy ranked 18th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% 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 Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ The King Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ The King Voluntary Academy'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.