Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
Glenfield Road, Leicester, LE3 6DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Annie Carter
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 645
- URN
- 146158
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162857261
About this school
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 645 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 90 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 73% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 86% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 88% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 88% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Christ the King Catholic 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 | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 628 |
| 2023/24 | 627 |
| 2024/25 | 628 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 53rd of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 3.2% | 12.4% | 645 | — |
| Dovelands Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 14.6% | 534 | 0.2 miles |
| Inglehurst Infant School | — | 4.8% | 32% | 228 | 0.4 miles |
| Inglehurst Junior School | 56% | 3.5% | 43.6% | 308 | 0.4 miles |
| Queensmead Primary Academy | 87% | 4.9% | 37.6% | 370 | 0.6 miles |
| Parks Primary School | 85% | 5.4% | 41.2% | 453 | 0.7 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)
- 12.42%
- English as an additional language
- 47%
- Overall absence
- 3.21%
- Persistent absence
- 4.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dovelands Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Inglehurst Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Inglehurst Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Queensmead Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Parks Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks 105th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Leicester.
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy is Mrs Annie Carter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ the King Catholic 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 many pupils are at Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy has 645 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 645 on roll (102%), 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 Catholic Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of ST THOMAS AQUINAS 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 Catholic Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 54% 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 Catholic Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Leicester?
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 53rd of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% 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 Catholic Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ the King Catholic 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 2 July 2026.