Christ the King an average-sized primary school. There is one class in each year group. There is a privately run nursery linked to the school. This school is voluntary aided, jointly operated by the Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury and the Anglican Diocese of Chester. The school has experienced significant staff turnover and a new leadership structure was implemented in September 2017. The substantive headteacher took up post in April 2016. Most pupils come from a White British background. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds and the proportion who speak English as an additional language are increasing. The proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is above the national average. Numbers have increased over the past three years.