Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy

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Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
Address
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
Darlton Drive

Arnold
,
Nottinghamshire
,
NG5 7JZ

England
Coordinates 53°00′00″N1°06′42″W / 53.0001°N 1.1117°W / 53.0001; -1.1117
Information
Type Academy
MottoChristus Vincit, Christus Regnat - "Christ conquers, Christ reigns"
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1971
Department for Education URN 138810 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalJoanne Love
Gender Mixed
Age11to 18
LanguageEnglish
HousesIona, Canterbury, Holywell, Lindisfarne, Walsingham
Colour(s)Black, Gold and White    
AffiliationOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Websitewww.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

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History

Secondary modern school

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]

Comprehensive

The school went comprehensive in September 1973, it is said the greatest cohort the school ever had was 88 - 93. [4]

Academy

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.

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' Catholic Academy 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.

Organisation

The school is organised into five houses which are named after notable Christian pilgrimage sites in the UK. [5]

Curriculum

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils, [6] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs. [7]

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. [8] The coroner later recorded a verdict of accidental death. [9]

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. [10]

Alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Christ the King CVA". Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Nottingham Evening Post Thursday 2 September 1971, page 7
  3. ↑ Nottingham Evening Post Monday 17 July 1972, page 2
  4. ↑ Nottingham Evening Post Wednesday 28 February 1973, page 5
  5. ↑ "Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy - Houses". Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Subjects: Christ the King CVA". Christtheking.notts.sch.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Sixth Form: Christ the King CVA". Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Tributes to ski trip death teacher". BBC News. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Road blamed in ski teacher death". BBC News. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "Bomb teams sent to schools 600 times in chemical alert". BBC News. 19 January 2017.
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