Outwood Academy Carlton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 15 2024 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
- 1130 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.1%
- Persistent absence
- 29.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.6%
White British 91.1%
Other White 2.1%
Mixed 2%
African 2%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.5
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.57
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 20 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 51 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 47 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 50 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 213 |
Admissions
Outwood Academy Carlton
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 207
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 210
- 2nd preference
- 134
- 3rd preference
- 50
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 231 111 120 |
| Year 8 | 248 119 129 |
| Year 9 | 219 115 104 |
| Year 10 | 217 111 106 |
| Year 11 | 215 110 105 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 81.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 74.0% 70.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SP 7.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 2.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.3% 3.0% |