Carlton Keighley
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bradford
Green Head Road, Keighley, BD20 6EB
52
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 28/01/2020
Application demand
75%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.8%
23.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
809
Capacity used
Has space90%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
75%
1st preference success rate
154 of 205 families who put it first got an offer
165
Places offered
387
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 205 | 154 | ● 75% |
| 2nd preference | 96 | 7 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 63 | 4 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 23 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 387 | 165 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Turvey
- Address
- Green Head Road, Utley, Keighley, BD20 6EB
- Phone
- 01535210333
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward / constituency
- Keighley Central · Keighley and Ilkley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136198
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 44% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST
809 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
26 February 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 20
28 January 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 829 pupils
Attendance
91.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.29 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.90 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 36.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 3.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.08 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 144 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 144 | 11% | 46% | 64% | |
| English Language | 144 | 8% | 41% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 140 | 14% | 46% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 104 | 1% | 16% | 29% | |
| History | 69 | 10% | 30% | 45% | |
| Geography | 54 | 6% | 28% | 37% | |
| Religious Studies | 48 | 21% | 50% | 58% | |
| Biology | 38 | 11% | 53% | 76% | |
| Physics | 34 | 18% | 71% | 85% | |
| Chemistry | 34 | 18% | 68% | 82% | |
| Social Studies | 28 | 21% | 54% | 68% | |
| Art and Design | 27 | 11% | 56% | 89% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bradford council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.