Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy

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

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
Address
Darlton Drive Arnold , Nottinghamshire , NG5 7JZ England
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Christus Vincit, Christus Regnat - "Christ conquers, Christ reigns"
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Department for Education URN	138810 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Joanne Love
Staff	Joanne Love, Principal
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Language	English
Houses	Iona, Canterbury, Holywell, Lindisfarne, Walsingham
Colour(s)	Black, Gold and White
Affiliation	Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Website	www.christtheking.notts.sch.uk

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire County Council, Christ The King School was converted to with academy status on 1 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.

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils,[2] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs.[3]

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.

In December 2019 principal Carlo Cuomo had handed his notice in with 10 years service to the school as principal and moved onto the next chapter of his teaching career as principal at All Saints CVA in Mansfield. With his departure vice principal Joanne Love took the school as acting head until a replacement but in January 2020 she was announced as the new principal.