Carlton Bolling
About the school
Carlton Bolling is an open secondary school in Bradford.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 11 May 2023
- Published
- 15 June 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44.4
- Bradford
- 40.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bradford
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 44.70%
- Bradford
- 37.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 63.90%
- Bradford
- 56.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 46.70%
- Bradford
- 42.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.71
- Bradford
- 3.56
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1630
Girls
42.88%
Boys
57.12%
SEN support
7.12%
Education, health and care plan
3.50%
English as an additional language
59.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
43.74%
Overall absence
8.88
Persistent absence
26.48
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
317
Sustained education or employment
86%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
5%