Christ The King Voluntary AcademyCarlton le Willows Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Christ The King Voluntary Academy and Carlton le Willows Academy are secondary schools.

  • Christ The King Voluntary Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Carlton le Willows Academy scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Christ The King Voluntary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Christ The King Voluntary Academy was judged Good and Carlton le Willows Academy was judged Inadequate.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.9 for Christ The King Voluntary Academy and 55.1 for Carlton le Willows Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Christ The King Voluntary Academy (50.7 in 2021-22, 48.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Christ The King Voluntary Academy versus Carlton le Willows Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NottinghamChrist The King Voluntary AcademyGedlingCarlton le Willows AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureD44/100
Local ranking19th of 45 in Nottinghamshire Stronger figure45th of 45 in Nottinghamshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Inadequate
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll845 1,803
Capacity849 2,125
LocationNottingham, NG5 7JZ Gedling, NG4 4AA
GCSE results
Attainment 848.9 55.1 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths52.2% 69.9% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths72.6% 85.7% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc31.2% 43.4% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.13 4.83 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort157 279
A-level results
A-level entries28 104
A-level average points26.9 33.8 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC- C+
Best 3 A-levels points27.5 34.3 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects6.3% 13.7% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census845 1,803
Free school meals (ever 6)26.3% 24.0%
English as an additional language23.0% 9.8%
SEN support9.3% 8.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 1.3%
Attendance
Overall absence7.9% 7.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.5% 18.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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