Carlton Bolling
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 11 2023 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
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 147100
- Address
- Undercliffe Lane, BD3 0DU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1640 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.6%
- Girls
- 43.4%
- First language not English
- 67.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39%
- Persistent absence
- 36.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.1%
Pakistani 65.3%
Bangladeshi 13.5%
Mixed 4.5%
Unclassified 3.3%
Other White 2.7%
Other 2.3%
Other Asian 2%
African 2%
Indian 1.8%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
White British 0.9%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 2%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.5
Local authority average 41
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.01
Local authority average 3.48
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 47 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 87 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 8 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 59 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
Carlton Bolling
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 317
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 381
- 2nd preference
- 182
- 3rd preference
- 85
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 286
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 333 203 130 |
| Year 8 | 317 186 131 |
| Year 9 | 324 171 153 |
| Year 10 | 340 181 159 |
| Year 11 | 326 187 139 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 84.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 38.0% 36.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 16.0% 34.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 12.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.6% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 1.2% |