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Christ The King Voluntary Academy Catchment Area

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Christ The King Voluntary Academy is an academy converter secondary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 845 pupils, and a capacity of 849 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.

11-18

Age range

845

Pupils

849

Capacity

100%

Fill rate

Good

Ofsted 2014

Christ The King Voluntary Academy Catchment Area Information

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

The catchment area for Christ The King Voluntary Academy is the geographic zone Nottinghamshire uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Nottinghamshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.

Admission to Christ The King Voluntary Academy is managed by Nottinghamshire and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.

Operating near capacity: 100% of places are currently filled. Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.

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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Nottinghamshire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.

Find Nottinghamshire catchment area documents →

Christ The King Voluntary Academy: at or above its 849 place limit

Christ The King Voluntary Academy has a published admission number of 849 places. 845 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 100%. The school is at or above its published limit of 849 places. Nottinghamshire allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.

The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 24.6% of pupils at Christ The King Voluntary Academy are eligible for free school meals, broadly in line with the national average. This reflects a mixed catchment population across Nottinghamshire.

To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.

Nottinghamshire publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Nottinghamshire Council school admissions (official) →

Christ The King Voluntary Academy: School Information

Full address
Darlton Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 7JZ
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
School type
Academy converter
Phase of education
Secondary
Age range
11-18 years
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Free school meals
24.6% of pupils
DfE URN
138810

Other Secondary Schools in Nottingham

If Christ The King Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed, these secondary schools in Nottingham are the next closest alternatives.

Other Roman Catholic Schools in Nottinghamshire

Christ The King Voluntary Academy shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Nottinghamshire. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.

Nearest secondary schools by distance

These are the secondary schools closest to Christ The King Voluntary Academy by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.

Frequently Asked Questions: Christ The King Voluntary Academy

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

The catchment area for Christ The King Voluntary Academy is the geographic zone Nottinghamshire uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Nottinghamshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.

Is Christ The King Voluntary Academy oversubscribed?

Christ The King Voluntary Academy is operating close to its capacity of 849 places (100% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.

What is the admissions policy for Christ The King Voluntary Academy?

Christ The King Voluntary Academy uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Nottinghamshire before each admissions cycle.

What age range does Christ The King Voluntary Academy cover?

Christ The King Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, serving pupils aged 11-18. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.

What is the Ofsted rating for Christ The King Voluntary Academy?

Christ The King Voluntary Academy was rated Good by Ofsted in 2014. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.

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