Carleton High School
About the school
Carleton High School is an open secondary school in Wakefield.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 November 2024
- Published
- 15 December 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Improved significantly
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47.5
- Wakefield
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Wakefield
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 45.90%
- Wakefield
- 45.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 67.90%
- Wakefield
- 65.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 44.90%
- Wakefield
- 32.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.21
- Wakefield
- 3.95
- 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
1021
Girls
49.76%
Boys
50.24%
SEN support
13.52%
Education, health and care plan
2.94%
English as an additional language
2.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
30.07%
Overall absence
7.19
Persistent absence
18.08
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
202
Sustained education or employment
85%
Education
79%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
13%