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Carlton Bolling

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy

Undercliffe Lane, Bradford BD3 0DU · carltonbolling.co.uk · 01274 633111

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Outstanding
Ungraded inspection · May 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.4
average Attainment 8 score. Bradford 40.8, England 46
Demand for places
1.3
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,633
109 over 1,524 places · 107%
Local authority
Bradford
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
46.3%
First language not English
56.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Carlton Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 365 families put the school first and 288 places were offered; 75% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 359 (Places 304)359September 2023: 387 (Places 324)387September 2024: 381 (Places 317)381September 2025: 404 (Places 287)404September 2026: 365 (Places 288)365Places 288
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262883651.3▲75%
September 2025Sept 20252874041.4▲66%
September 2024Sept 20243173811.2▲75%
September 2023Sept 20233243871.2▲76%
September 2022Sept 20223043591.2▲74%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.4, and 44.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bradford it was 40.8, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade C (31.5 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: 40.1 (England 46.3)40.12017/18: 42.0 (England 46.5)42.02018/19: 39.0 (England 46.7)39.02021/22: 46.8 (England 48.8)46.82022/23: 41.5 (England 46.3)41.52023/24: 43.0 (England 45.9)43.02024/25: 44.4 (England 46.0)44.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.446.0
●44.7%45.4%
●63.9%64.8%
▲46.7%40.5%
▼3.714.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107413)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form17.6+1.5
Sixth form college25.7−5.9
Further education43.3+4.9
Apprenticeship0.3−1
Employment0.9−0.1
Not in a lasting destination5.6−2.1
Activity not captured6.5+2.6

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 24.9 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 29.7 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 28.8 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 31.5 (England 32.9)CEngland 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
38 studentsC (31.5)Average +0.07
38 studentsC (31.5)Average +0.07
96 studentsDist- (32.4)Above average +0.35
Tech level13 studentsMerit (25.8)—
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1840C (28.8)-0.15
2016/1758C (29.7)-0.05
2015/1683D+ (24.9)-0.01

Published for the predecessor school (URN 107413)

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/19
Left in 2018/19Since 2016/17
University74+15
Further education4−6
Apprenticeship6+1
Employment6−1
Not in a lasting destination8−4
Activity not captured3−3

Published for the predecessor school (URN 107413)

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 11 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Carlton Bolling was: School remains Outstanding.

Outcome
Remains Outstanding
Inspected
10 May 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2017

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107413), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2017Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107413)

  • Oct 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107413)

What parents said

74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
74%
Replies
19
1% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▼79% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼79% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲89% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●84% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲84% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●75% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲51% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 53% who had a child bullied

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