Carlton Digby School
61 Digby Avenue, Mapperley, Nottingham, NG3 6DS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Naomi Boulter
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 95
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 122953
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159568289
About this school
Carlton Digby School is a community special school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 97 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- 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 | 14 | 6 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.90 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Carlton Digby 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 91 |
| 2023/24 | 93 |
| 2024/25 | 95 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report21 May 2025
- 3 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.46%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.8%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thorneywood Education Base1.1 miles
Other types · Nottingham
-
Venture Learning1.8 miles
Special schools
-
Nottingham HOPE Academy1.9 miles
Academies · Nottingham
-
Rosehill School1.9 miles
Special schools · Nottingham
-
Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential College2.1 miles
Independent schools · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
- Bestwood Village School Special schools
- Bracken Hill School Academies
- Brackenfield Special School Special schools
- Clayfield House Other types
- CP Riverside School Free Schools
- Crisp Vocational Provision Special schools
- Denewood Academy Academies
- Endeavour Academy Academies
- Foxwood Academy Academies
- Longdale Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre Special schools
- Nethergate Academy Academies
- Nottingham HOPE Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Carlton Digby School teach?
- Carlton Digby School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is a special school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Carlton Digby School?
- The headteacher of Carlton Digby School is Mrs Naomi Boulter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Carlton Digby School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carlton Digby 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 big is Carlton Digby School?
- Carlton Digby School has 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Carlton Digby School full?
- Carlton Digby School has capacity for 95 pupils and 97 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Digby School a faith school?
- No. Carlton Digby School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Carlton Digby School have?
- The schools register lists Carlton Digby School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Carlton Digby School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Carlton Digby School's absence rate?
- Carlton Digby School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carlton Digby School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carlton Digby 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 30 June 2026.