Carleton High School is a secondary school located in Pontefract. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 05/07/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Green Lane, Pontefract

School Information

Address: Green Lane, Pontefract, WF8 3NW
Website: https://carletonhigh.patrust.org.uk/
Telephone: 01977781555
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jo Cross
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139501

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/07/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1050
Number of Pupils: 965
Number of Boys: 450
Number of Girls: 515

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.15 Confidence interval -0.05 to 0.36
Of the 149 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 148 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:17%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:50%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.88
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harewood Centre Nursery School
Harewood Avenue , WF8 2ER 		3out of 4 1,749 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School
Carleton Road , Carleton WF8 3NP 		2out of 4 404 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School
Moxon Close , Carleton Park WF8 3PT 		3out of 4 806 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Larks Hill Junior and Infant School
Larks Hill , WF8 4RJ 		3out of 4 1,473 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
De Lacy Primary School
Chequerfield Lane , WF8 2TG 		3out of 4 1,532 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Newgate , WF8 4AA 		4out of 4 2,045 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Carleton High School
Green Lane , Carleton WF8 3NW 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The King's School
Mill Hill Lane , WF8 4JF 		3out of 4 1,543 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract Road , WF7 5AJ 		3out of 4 2,913 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New College Pontefract
Park Lane , WF8 4QR 		- not rated 2,702 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
High Well School
Rook Hill Road , WF8 2DD 		3out of 4 2,781 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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