Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Leicester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Leicester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Leicester for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Leicester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 94 first-choice applications for 89 offers; 85 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- There are 27.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Leicester.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 11.2% of pupils, against a middle figure of 35.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Leicester.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Leicester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Glenfield Road, Leicester, LE3 6DF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 645 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy is a vibrant and nurturing school where pupils thrive.”
- “It shows its core values in all aspects of its work, building a culture of kindness and respect.”
- “Pupils feel valued and supported and have a strong sense of belonging.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 54% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 94 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 85 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicester.
- Dovelands Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Inglehurst Infant School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Inglehurst Junior School 0.4 mi Good
- Queensmead Primary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parks Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- King Richard III Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Shaftesbury Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Stokes Wood Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published