Legal ruling: Christ the King also appealing over sixth form block finance row

The Carisbrooke-based faith school has also revealed that it is appealing an aspect of a recent legal ruling over the finances behind the block of classrooms - separate from its main new-build.

The owner of the sixth form building is appealing a High Court Legal ruling that saw Christ the King and the Isle of Wight Council successfully defend a claim in court.

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As the disagreements continue, the building is out of bounds.

The Isle of Wight Council continues to support the leadership of Christ the King College in seeking a resolution.  

Councillor Paul Brading, Cabinet Member for Children Services, Education and Skills, said: “I look forward to working with the school to ensure they can continue to offer quality provision to pupils and Sixth Form students.”

Matthew Quinn, Christ the King Executive Head, said: “Following the outcome of the court case, we hoped that matters could be resolved swiftly, so that focus can be placed where it should be, on the education of our young people. 

“We are confident that we can continue to provide all the courses that are currently being offered to the Sixth Form without use of the building.

"The main school building was designed for 270 in each year group.

"Some time ago, the Governors made a decision to reduce the school planned admission number to reflect the reality of student numbers on the Island. This means that the new building has the capacity needed so that Sixth Form teaching can continue." 

The school says classes in September may look different anyway - due to the impact of coronavirus. It may mean balancing in-school face-to-face tuition with remote learning. 

However, the school says the majority of lessons will follow normal practices and it looks forward to seeing students back in September.