Christ The King College

Christ The King College at a glance

Located in Newport, Isle of Wight, Christ The King College is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England/Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 1,047 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 44.8, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 3.5 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

42% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 63% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Competition for places is real here - 81% of first-choice applicants were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026 (236 first choices for 230 places). After Year 11, 95% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 9.3%. There are about 15.3 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Christ The King College, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.