Carlton Primary School
New Road, Carlton, Wakefield, WF3 3RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Millie Brook
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 367
- Pupils on roll
- 323
- URN
- 107830
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01133783040
About this school
Carlton Primary School is a community primary school in Wakefield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 323 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Carlton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 48 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 71% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 73% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 65% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Carlton Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 344 |
| 2023/24 | 340 |
| 2024/25 | 320 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carlton Primary School compares
Carlton Primary School ranked 66th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.1% | 12.7% | 323 | — |
| Rothwell Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 15.4% | 310 | 0.6 miles |
| Robin Hood Primary School | 70% | 4.9% | 12.1% | 420 | 0.7 miles |
| Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School | 63% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 211 | 0.9 miles |
| Victoria Junior School | 49% | 7.2% | 46% | 97 | 1.0 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell | 64% | 5.4% | 32.8% | 183 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report8 January 2025
- 11 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.72%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.08%
- Persistent absence
- 16.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rothwell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Robin Hood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Victoria Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell1.0 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Wakefield
Carlton Primary School ranks 15th of the 50 ranked primary schools in Wakefield.
- Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Primary
- Blackgates Primary Academy Primary
- Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Crofton Infant School Primary
- Crofton Junior School Primary
- East Ardsley Primary Academy Primary
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Flockton CofE (C) First School Primary
- Grange Moor Primary School Primary
- Hendal Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Carlton Primary School teach?
- Carlton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wakefield.
- Who is the headteacher of Carlton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Carlton Primary School is Mrs Millie Brook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Carlton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carlton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Carlton Primary School?
- Carlton Primary School has 323 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Carlton Primary School full?
- Carlton Primary School has capacity for 367 pupils and 323 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Carlton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Carlton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Carlton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Carlton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Carlton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Carlton Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Carlton Primary School ranked 66th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Carlton Primary School's absence rate?
- Carlton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carlton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carlton Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.