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Carlton Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Coningswath Road, Carlton, Nottingham NG4 3SH · theacademycarlton.org.uk · 0115 955 0010

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Nov 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
45.1
average Attainment 8 score. Nottinghamshire 46.8, England 46
Last distance offered
0.86 mi
1.38 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,354
354 over 1,000 places · 135%
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
25.9%
First language not English
7.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Redhill Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.86 mi (1.38 km) from the school. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 296 families put the school first and 257 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 290 (Places 260)290September 2023: 268 (Places 258)268September 2024: 301 (Places 231)301September 2025: 305 (Places 257)305September 2026: 296 (Places 257)296Places 257
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262572961.2▲87%
September 2025Sept 20252573051.2▲83%
September 2024Sept 20242313011.3▲75%
September 2023Sept 20232582681▲94%
September 2022Sept 20222602901.1▲83%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20260.86 mi1.38 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.1, and 46% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottinghamshire it was 46.8, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.0 (England 46.3)46.02017/18: 42.8 (England 46.5)42.82018/19: 47.0 (England 46.7)47.02021/22: 45.0 (England 48.8)45.02022/23: 49.5 (England 46.3)49.52023/24: 47.9 (England 45.9)47.92024/25: 45.1 (England 46.0)45.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●45.146.0
●46.0%45.4%
●66.1%64.8%
▲58.0%40.5%
●4.014.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form41.5−2.9
Sixth form college3.8+2.7
Further education45.3+8.8
Apprenticeship1.9−3.7
Employment2.8−0.6
Not in a lasting destination3.8−3.5
Activity not captured0.9−0.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 28.4 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 22.8 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 28.9 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 27.2 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 32.7 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 29.0 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 30.0 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 34.8 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
66 studentsC+ (34.8)Above average +0.21
66 studentsC+ (34.8)Above average +0.21
13 studentsMerit+ (29.3)Average +0.31
8 studentsDist*- (45)Well above average +1.86
13.5%AAB or better
80.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2467C (30)-0.18
2022/2373C (29)—
2021/2259C+ (32.7)—
2018/1946C- (27.2)-0.21
2017/1816C (28.9)+0.12
2016/1742D+ (22.8)-0.28
2015/1639C (28.4)-0.05

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University58.9+7.2
Further and other education4.1+2.5
Further education2.7—
Other education1.4—
Apprenticeship4.1−5.9
Employment17.8−3.9
Not in a lasting destination11−2.3
Activity not captured4.1+2.4

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 10 November 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Carlton Academy was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
9 Nov 2022
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (299 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
82%
Replies
299
24% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▼81% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼80% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲85% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼83% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼69% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼75% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼68% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 77% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●49% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 41% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼61% agreeEngland 67%

based on 96 parents (32%) with SEND

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