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Carlton le Willows Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Burton Road, Nottingham, Gedling NG4 4AA · clwacademy.org.uk · 0115 956 5008
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottinghamshire 46.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,803
- 85% of 2,125 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.7%
- First language not English
- 10.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 290 families put the school first and 350 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 350 | 290 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 299 | 231 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 335 | 259 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 359 | 314 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 300 | 341 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.1, and 69.9% 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+ (33.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲69.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲85.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲43.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.83 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136627)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 42.6 | −6.9 |
| Sixth form college | 2 | +1 |
| Further education | 44.3 | +9.8 |
| Other education | 1.3 | +1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.7 | −2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 0.7 | −1 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136627)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 students | C+ (33.8) | Below average -0.28 | |
| 104 students | C+ (33.8) | Below average -0.27 | |
| 36 students | Dist (33.7) | Below average -0.31 | |
| Tech level7 students | Dist- (32.1) | Average -0.42 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 124 | C+ (33.1) | -0.16 |
| 2017/18 | 99 | C+ (34.4) | +0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 113 | C+ (33.2) | +0.14 |
| 2015/16 | 114 | C+ (34) | +0.34 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2022/23 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 57.3 | +1.5 |
| Further and other education | 1.9 | −1.2 |
| Further education | 0.6 | −0.2 |
| Other education | 1.3 | −1 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3 | +5.2 |
| Employment | 23.6 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.4 | −2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | −1.4 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136627)
Ofsted
Carlton le Willows Academy was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 15 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136627)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136627), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136627)
Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136627)