Carleton High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 5 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
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 139501
- Address
- Green Lane, Carleton, WF8 3NW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1021 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.8%
- Persistent absence
- 18.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
White British 93.4%
Mixed 1.8%
Other White 1.7%
Other 1.3%
African 0.9%
Other Black 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.5
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.21
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 29 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 194 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 194 |
| French | GCSE | 34 |
| Geography | GCSE | 45 |
| Modern Greek | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Carleton High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 224
- 2nd preference
- 164
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 95 115 |
| Year 8 | 211 115 96 |
| Year 9 | 204 99 105 |
| Year 10 | 200 108 92 |
| Year 11 | 196 96 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 41.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 42.0% 28.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 8.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.7% 3.0% |