Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
Firs Avenue, Alfreton, DE55 7EN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Megan Watts
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- URN
- 146238
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773832919
About this school
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Alfreton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 225 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 34 | 31 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 87% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 6% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 94% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 97% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 94% | 96% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 230 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 30th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.1% | 16.7% | 225 | — |
| Copthorne Community Infant School | — | 6.6% | 52.6% | 96 | 0.1 miles |
| Croft Infant School | — | 5.9% | 39.6% | 166 | 0.5 miles |
| Woodbridge Junior School | 43% | 6.1% | 50% | 226 | 0.6 miles |
| Leys Junior School | 58% | 4.9% | 47.3% | 160 | 0.6 miles |
| Westhouses Primary School | 58% | 4% | 31.3% | 83 | 1.3 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)
- 16.67%
- English as an additional language
- 25.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.1%
- Persistent absence
- 6.15%
Location
Nearby schools
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Copthorne Community Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Croft Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Alfreton
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Woodbridge Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Leys Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Westhouses Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Alfreton
Other schools in Alfreton
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks 1st of the 15 ranked primary schools in Alfreton.
- Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Copthorne Community Infant School Primary
- Croft Infant School Primary
- Glebe Junior School Primary
- Leys Junior School Primary
- Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Morton Primary Academy Primary
- Newton Primary School Primary
- Riddings Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Riddings Junior School Primary
- Shirland Primary School Primary
- Somercotes Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Alfreton.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy is Headteacher Megan Watts, 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 225 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 240 pupils and 225 on roll (94%), 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 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?
- Yes. The schools register records Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of ST RALPH SHERWIN 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 79% in 2022/23 and 80% 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 Derbyshire?
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 30th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% 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 4.1% 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 10 July 2026.