Carleton High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 5 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
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 139501
- Address
- Green Lane, Carleton, WF8 3NW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1017 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.4%
- Persistent absence
- 19.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
White British 93.7%
Mixed 2.1%
Other White 2%
Other 0.8%
African 0.6%
Other Asian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.61
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 49%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.3
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.18
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 36 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 59 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 50 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 26 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 6 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 6 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 202 |
Admissions
Carleton High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 204
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 242
- 2nd preference
- 126
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 206 113 93 |
| Year 8 | 208 101 107 |
| Year 9 | 207 112 95 |
| Year 10 | 197 94 103 |
| Year 11 | 199 95 104 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 82.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 36.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 13.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 51.0% 31.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |