Outwood Academy Carlton

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 17 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Barnsley
Unique reference
139210
Address
Royston Lane, Carlton, S71 3EW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1111 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
53.3%
Girls
46.7%
First language not English
4.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.1%
Persistent absence
37.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.3%
Other White 2.4%
Mixed 1.6%
African 1.4%
Unclassified 0.8%
Indian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.25
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.16
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 41%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 39%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.6
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.67
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award20
Health StudiesTechnical Award35
Sports StudiesTechnical Award49
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE27
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE20
BiologyGCSE27
ChemistryGCSE27
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE22
English LanguageGCSE217
English LiteratureGCSE216
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Outwood Academy Carlton

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
212
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
249
2nd preference
138
3rd preference
55
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
211
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
247
120
127
Year 8
218
115
103
Year 9
214
114
100
Year 10
211
109
102
Year 11
221
134
87
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
83.0%
80.7%
85.6%
Further education
76.0%
67.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
1.0%
8.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
4.0%
3.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
5.3%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
4.6%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
8.0%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.4%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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