Outwood Academy Carlton

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Royston Lane
Carlton
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S71 3EW
Phone 01226728494
Reference Number 139210

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1111
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.29%
Girls: 46.71%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 35.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 120 127 247
8 115 103 218
9 114 100 214
10 109 102 211
11 134 87 221

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.3%
White, Other 2.4%
African 1.4%
Unclassified 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
White & Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
Mixed, Other 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-12-02
Date Description Report
2024-10-15 School inspection School inspection
2019-01-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 40.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 52.1% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 138 1
Third Preference 55 0
From another Local Authority 3 1

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
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0.28 miles
Royston St John Baptist CE Primary
Vicarage Lane, Royston, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 4QY
0.66 miles
Parkside Primary Academy
Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 4QP
0.74 miles
Meadstead Primary Academy
Meadstead Drive, Royston, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 4JS
0.83 miles
Summerfields Primary Academy
Haigh Croft Summer Lane, Royston, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 4SF
1.15 miles
St Helen's Primary Academy
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1.19 miles
Laithes Primary School
Laithes Lane, Smithies, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3AF
1.28 miles
Athersley South Primary School
Wakefield Road, Smithies, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3TP
1.32 miles
Athersley North Primary School
Lindhurst Road, Athersley North, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3NB
1.43 miles
Cherry Dale Primary School
Royston Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 8AA
1.46 miles
Churchfield Primary School
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1.57 miles
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1.77 miles
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1.96 miles
Burton Road Primary School
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1.97 miles
Birkwood Primary School
Darfield Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 8HG
2.09 miles
Mapplewell Primary School
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2.09 miles
Wellgate Primary School
George Street, Mapplewell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 6HR
2.37 miles
Wilthorpe Primary School
Greenfoot Lane, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 1EG
2.39 miles
South Hiendley Primary School
George Street, South Hiendley, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 9BY
2.53 miles
Milefield Primary School
Milefield Lane, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 7BH
2.59 miles
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0.82 miles
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1.82 miles
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2.87 miles
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3.45 miles
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3.56 miles
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3.57 miles
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3.77 miles
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4.03 miles
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4.11 miles
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4.46 miles
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4.49 miles
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4.55 miles
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