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]

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. The school is now part of the Pax Christi Multi-Academy Trust which includes four primary schools, and is sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham. However Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy continues to coordinate with Nottinghamshire County Council for admissions.

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 had redeveloped one of the biggest buildings. It has new corridors, new class rooms, and science labs. In 2012, the lower building include Technology and Computer Rooms) was redecorated. With a lift being installed to help the disabled get to their regular lessons. In 2015 the school built a new Physical Education area. And the old PE area converted into offices. In 2016, a new extension to the sixth form centre at Christ the King was put up. It is a grey mobile building with study space within for students with computer access. It is referred to affectionately by students as 'The Shed'.

In January 2016, a substance was found to be incorrectly stored and had dried out and hence became explosive. It was located in the science preparation laboratory, and immediate professional help was obtained and the substance was destroyed by the armed forces as was the case with a number of other institutions. ^[4]

References

External links

• Official website