Christ the King College, Isle of Wight
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Christ the King College, is a joint Church of England
and Catholic
college located in Newport
on the Isle of Wight
. It was created in September 2008 by amalgamating two older schools, Archbishop King Middle School (ABK)and Trinity Middle School. As such, the school is on two separate campuses, both located close to each other on Wellington Road. The school currently takes students from years 7 to 11 but has future plans to extend the age range and become a Christian High School
. It is unique in the United Kingdom in accommodating this age range, a reflection of its transformational status from middle to high school.
currently being implemented to schools across the island.
The desire to expand beyond the current age range of 9–13 years was first registered in December 2004, shortly after a new headteacher, Pat Goodhead was appointed. A combination of circumstances including outstanding Ofsted inspections for Trinity and the need for a good headteacher for Archbishop King, lead to the same headteacher managing both schools from September 2006. Amalgamation of the two schools moved on as respective bishops, the island clergy, the parent body staff and students became increasingly positive about the idea. Later the official consultation process confirmed the support of all stakeholders eventually leading the a full amalgamation for September 2008 resulting in the closure of Trinity and Archbishop King middle schools.
Following the new launch, an opening ceremony was held in October 2008.
As part of the college's ongoing expansion plans, it has now taken delivery of a new batch of classrooms to include Science, Art and Design and Technology facilities. In addition, a new multi-use games area (MUGA)has been put in place on the field of Upper College, which replaces the playground on which the new sports hall now stands.
Building work is ongoing as a new building is planned to replace temporary blocks currently in place.
Ofsted inspectors who visited the school in November 2009 praised the 'exceptional' progress that had been made since its opening the year before rating it good overall with outstanding aspects.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
college located in Newport
Newport, Isle of Wight
Newport is a civil parish and a county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the 2001 census...
on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
. It was created in September 2008 by amalgamating two older schools, Archbishop King Middle School (ABK)and Trinity Middle School. As such, the school is on two separate campuses, both located close to each other on Wellington Road. The school currently takes students from years 7 to 11 but has future plans to extend the age range and become a Christian High School
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
. It is unique in the United Kingdom in accommodating this age range, a reflection of its transformational status from middle to high school.
History
The school was formed on 1 September 2008 by Logan Wareham and Pat Goodhead,when two middle schools on Wellington Road, Archbishop King (Catholic)and Trinity (C of E)merged. This was done in line with education reformsEducation reforms on the Isle of Wight
Education reforms on the Isle of Wight is part of a process to change the Isle of Wight's education from a three-tier system to a two-tier system. The debate as to how this should occur was first started in 2004, lasting until 2008. Three options were put forward at the start of 2008 as to what...
currently being implemented to schools across the island.
The desire to expand beyond the current age range of 9–13 years was first registered in December 2004, shortly after a new headteacher, Pat Goodhead was appointed. A combination of circumstances including outstanding Ofsted inspections for Trinity and the need for a good headteacher for Archbishop King, lead to the same headteacher managing both schools from September 2006. Amalgamation of the two schools moved on as respective bishops, the island clergy, the parent body staff and students became increasingly positive about the idea. Later the official consultation process confirmed the support of all stakeholders eventually leading the a full amalgamation for September 2008 resulting in the closure of Trinity and Archbishop King middle schools.
Following the new launch, an opening ceremony was held in October 2008.
As part of the college's ongoing expansion plans, it has now taken delivery of a new batch of classrooms to include Science, Art and Design and Technology facilities. In addition, a new multi-use games area (MUGA)has been put in place on the field of Upper College, which replaces the playground on which the new sports hall now stands.
Building work is ongoing as a new building is planned to replace temporary blocks currently in place.
Ofsted inspectors who visited the school in November 2009 praised the 'exceptional' progress that had been made since its opening the year before rating it good overall with outstanding aspects.