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Christ The King Voluntary Academy, Nottingham

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Ages 11–18

Christ The King Voluntary Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Nottingham, part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 23rd-highest of the 43 schools in Nottingham with published results, and 1,493rd of 3,298 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.

GCSE results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2014)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
Progress (2024)
Above average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Nottinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Christ The King Voluntary Academy in detail

Results

In 2026, pupils at Christ The King Voluntary Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.6 in Nottinghamshire and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Nottinghamshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 48.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.12: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.7, against 51.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and History.

Getting a place at Christ The King Voluntary Academy

For September 2026 entry, 142 families put Christ The King Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 439 named it as one of their preferences, for 154 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Christ The King Voluntary Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Christ The King Voluntary Academy are Arnold Hill Spencer Academy (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 47.8); Redhill Academy (1 mile, Outstanding, Attainment 8 49.1); The Wells Academy (1.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 38.7); and Carlton Academy (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.2).

Christ The King Voluntary Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Arnold Hill Spencer AcademyRedhill AcademyThe Wells AcademyCarlton Academy

The trust

Christ The King Voluntary Academy is one of 36 schools run by Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 36 schools in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

Where pupils go next

Of the 150 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 41% to a further education college and 2% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 47 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 57% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 23% into work. 13% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Who goes there

In 2026, 79 pupils (9.2%) received SEN support and 21 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Carlton Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Langford Road (opposite), 60 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 189 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Christ The King Voluntary Academy issued 60 suspensions, 7.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Christ The King Voluntary Academy are Coppice Farm Primary School (0.2 miles), Ernehale Junior School (0.4 miles), Ernehale Infant School (0.4 miles) and Robert Mellors Primary Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Coppice Farm Primary SchoolErnehale Junior SchoolErnehale Infant SchoolRobert Mellors Primary Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Joanne Love
Pupils:857
LA:Nottinghamshire
Phone:01159556262
Address:Darlton Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 7JZ
Trust:OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (36 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 October 2012

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago

This judgement is from September 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 10 May 2023View full report
URN:138810
UKPRN:10039021
Diocese:Diocese of Nottingham
Constituency:Gedling
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

26.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has improved from 0.01 to 0.12 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 45.4 to 46.8 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has declined from 46% to 42% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-46.841.8%
Disadvantaged(50)-37.724%
Not known to be disadvantaged(103)-51.250.5%
Boys(79)-44.040.5%
Girls(74)-49.843.2%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(26)-49.350%
Non mobile(144)-47.743.1%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

Mathematics296
English Language286
Combined Science282
English Literature278
Religious Studies278
History128
Geography100
Business Studies96
Spanish84
Media / Film / TV Studies78
Art and Design74
Drama70
Computer Science50
Multimedia48
French48
Sports Studies44
Design and Technology44
Physical Education42
Music40
Food Preparation and Nutrition40

+ 4 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 150 students

Continued education95%
Further education41%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment0%
Not in education/employment3%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

1

Permanent exclusions

0.12%

Exclusion rate

60

Suspensions

7.10%

Suspension rate

35 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 845 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

Christ The King Voluntary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Nottinghamshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Langford Road (opp)
64m · 1 min walk
Turning Circle (in)
253m · 4 min walk
Maplebeck Road (adj)
325m · 5 min walk
Davidson Close (adj)
330m · 5 min walk
Kiddier Avenue (adj)
357m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
8
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Nottinghamshire is 10 (the median across 370 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Christ The King Voluntary Academy

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

849 pupils

885 places

36 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Nottingham

High pressure
New homes approved:17,136
Projected new pupils:3,084

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Nottingham

Across Nottinghamshire council

Low demand council-wide0.93 applications per place

Places available

9,842

Applications

9,200

Got 1st preference

92.5%

Got preferred school

98.5%

All secondary applications across Nottinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(3)

10 May 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

13 March 2018
24 September 2014
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

79

SEN Support

21

EHC Plans

11.7%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health41
Autistic Spectrum Disorder29
Specific Learning Difficulty14
Speech, Language & Communication8
Moderate Learning Difficulty5
Physical Disability3
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
45.4%
Asian
8.7%
Black
20.1%
Mixed
11.5%
Chinese
0.9%
Other
1.6%
Unclassified
0.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals26.0%
English as Additional Language23.5%

857

Total Pupils

424

Boys

433

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

52

Teachers

16.5:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£57,079

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,158

Per pupil

£5807k

Total funding

£209k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£616,582
EAL funding£51,147
Lump sum£145,025

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.9%

Overall absence

21.5%

Persistent absence

796

Enrolments

Authorised5.1%
Unauthorised2.8%
Persistent (10%+)21.5%
Severe (50%+)2.6%

Absence trend

3.7%
18/19
4.4%
20/21
7.9%
21/22
7.6%
22/23
7.8%
23/24
7.9%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Christ The King Voluntary Academy

What are GCSE results like at Christ The King Voluntary Academy?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Christ The King Voluntary Academy achieved an Attainment 8 score of 46.8. 42% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Christ The King Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

Christ The King Voluntary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2014, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Christ The King Voluntary Academy?

No fixed boundary. When Christ The King Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed, Nottinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Christ The King Voluntary Academy?

Christ The King Voluntary Academy was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Christ The King Voluntary Academy?

Classes at Christ The King Voluntary Academy average 22.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Christ The King Voluntary Academy?

Christ The King Voluntary Academy has around 857 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Christ The King Voluntary Academy?

7.9% of sessions were missed at Christ The King Voluntary Academy in 2024/25. 21.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Christ The King Voluntary Academy?

Apply through Nottinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Christ The King Voluntary Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Christ The King Voluntary Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Nottinghamshire is 10 (the median across 370 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Christ The King Voluntary Academy?

Christ The King Voluntary Academy is at Darlton Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 7JZ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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