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
- 1630 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.1%
- Girls
- 42.9%
- First language not English
- 59.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.3%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.1%
Pakistani 64.5%
Bangladeshi 12.6%
Mixed 4.5%
Unclassified 3.7%
Other White 2.8%
Other 2.5%
African 2.3%
Indian 2.1%
Other Asian 2%
White British 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Other Black 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.3
Local authority average 40.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.71
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 43 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 90 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
Carlton Bolling
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 287
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 404
- 2nd preference
- 194
- 3rd preference
- 81
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 265
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 324 194 130 |
| Year 8 | 322 192 130 |
| Year 9 | 322 190 132 |
| Year 10 | 321 172 149 |
| Year 11 | 341 183 158 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 39.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 33.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 28.0% 10.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 9.0% 5.2% 3.0% |