Previously a community school administered by Staffordshire County Council, in January 2015 Clough Hall Technology School became a Church of Englandvoluntary aided school and was renamed The King's Church of England School. It was then jointly administered by the Diocese of Lichfield and Staffordshire County Council. A new school building was also constructed.[2] In April 2021 the school converted to academy status and was renamed The King's Church of England Academy. The school is now a founding member of Three Spires Trust.
The King's Church of England Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs, OCR Nationals and NVQs as programmes of study for pupils,[3] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels, further BTECs and NVQs.[4]