Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy

Coordinates53°00′00″N 1°06′42″W / 53.0001°N 1.1117°W

MottoChristus Vincit, Christus Regnat - "Christ conquers, Christ reigns"

Religious affiliationRoman Catholic

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
Location

Darlton Drive Arnold , Nottinghamshire , NG5 7JZ England
Coordinates	53°00′00″N 1°06′42″W / 53.0001°N 1.1117°W / 53.0001; -1.1117
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Christus Vincit, Christus Regnat - "Christ conquers, Christ reigns"
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Established	1971
Department for Education URN	138810 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Joanne Love
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Language	English
Houses	Iona, Canterbury, Holywell, Lindisfarne, Walsingham
Colours	Black, Gold and White
Affiliation	Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Website	https://www.christtheking.notts.sch.uk/

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy (formerly Christ The King School) is a mixed Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form located in Arnold, a town in the English ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire.^[1] It is one of three Catholic secondary schools in the Greater Nottingham area, along with The Becket School and Trinity School. It was opened in 1972

The school opened on Thursday 2 September 1971, as a secondary modern school, costing £250,000.^[2]

The official opening was on Saturday 15 July 1972, when it was announced that the school would become comprehensive from September 1973. At the opening was Bishop Edward Ellis and Anne Yates, the chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council.^[3]

Christ The King School was converted to academy status in October 2012 and was renamed Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy, becoming part of the Pax Christi Multi-Academy Trust. This was later merged into the Our Lady of Lourdes Multi-Academy Trust.

In 2012 the school undertook a large redevelopment of one building. In 2012, the lower building include Technology and Computer Rooms) was redecorated, and a lift was installed. In 2015 the school built a new Physical Education area, and the old PE area was converted into offices. In 2016, a new extension to the sixth form centre at Christ the King was constructed with study space for students with computer access.

Organisation

The school is organised into five houses which are named after notable Christian pilgrimage sites in the UK.^[4]

Iona
Canterbury
Holywell
Lindisfarne
Walsingham

Curriculum

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils,^[5] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs.^[6]

Notable events

In 2013, while on a school-organised skiing trip to Austria, teacher Jonathan Taylor died in a tragic accident after falling down a bank.^[7] The coroner later recorded a verdict of accidental death.^[8]

In January 2016, a substance in the science preparation laboratory was found to be incorrectly stored and had dried out and become explosive. Immediate professional help was obtained and the substance was destroyed by the armed forces.^[9]

v t e Education in Nottinghamshire
Primary schools	Hempshill Hall Primary School The Minster School Nottingham Academy Serlby Park Academy
Secondary schools	Alderman White School All Saints' Catholic Academy Arnold Hill Academy Ashfield School The Becket School Bluecoat Aspley Academy Bluecoat Beechdale Academy Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Bramcote College The Brunts Academy The Bulwell Academy The Carlton Academy Carlton le Willows Academy Chilwell School Christ the King Catholic Academy Colonel Frank Seely Academy Djanogly City Academy The Dukeries Academy East Leake Academy The Elizabethan Academy Ellis Guilford School Farnborough Spencer Academy Fernwood School The Garibaldi School George Spencer Academy Hall Park Academy The Holgate Academy Joseph Whitaker School Kimberley School Magnus Church of England Academy The Manor Academy Meden School The Minster School The National Academy The Newark Academy Nottingham Academy Nottingham Emmanuel School Nottingham Free School Nottingham Girls' Academy Nottingham University Samworth Academy Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology The Oakwood Academy Outwood Academy Kirkby Outwood Academy Portland Outwood Academy Valley Park Vale Academy Quarrydale Academy Queen Elizabeth's Academy Redhill Academy Retford Oaks Academy Rushcliffe School Samworth Church Academy Selston High School Serlby Park Academy South Nottinghamshire Academy South Wolds Academy Sutton Community Academy Toot Hill School Trinity School Tuxford Academy The Wells Academy West Bridgford School
Independent schools	Dawn House School Hollygirt School Jamia Al-Hudaa Nottingham High School Nottingham Girls' High School Worksop College
Further education	Bilborough College Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies North Nottinghamshire College Nottingham College Vision West Nottinghamshire College Hucknall Sixth Form Centre
Higher education	University of Nottingham Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Law School
Defunct institutions	Al Karam Secondary School Clifton Hall Girls' Grammar School Dagfa House School Bramcote Hills Sport & Community College Henry Mellish School Ordsall Hall School Portland School Retford King Edward VI Grammar School Rufford School St John's College, Nottingham Sherwood Academy William Crane Comprehensive School

v t e Diocese of Nottingham
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham
Bishops of Nottingham I: Joseph William Hendren II: Richard Roskell III: Edward Bagshawe IV: Robert Brindle V: Thomas Dunn VI: John McNulty VII: Edward Ellis VIII: James McGuinness IX: Malcolm McMahon X: Patrick McKinney
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Patronal Feasts of the Diocese Hugh of Lincoln (17 November) Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (8 December)
Schools All Saints' Catholic Academy Beacon Academy, Cleethorpes The Becket School Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy De Lisle College English Martyrs Catholic School Loughborough Amherst School Ratcliffe College St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy Saint Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy St John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy St Martin's Catholic Academy St Paul's Catholic School, Leicester St Peter and St Paul's Catholic Voluntary Academy St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy St Thomas More Catholic School, Buxton Trinity School, Nottingham
See also: List of Roman Catholic churches in Leicester Mount St Bernard Abbey Rothley Temple St Hugh's College, Tollerton Apostolic Vicariate of the Midland District
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Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy

Organisation

Curriculum

Notable events

Alumni

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