Carlton Keighley
Green Head Road, Utley, Keighley, BD20 6EB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Mark Turvey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Carlton Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 809
- URN
- 136198
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535210333
About this school
Carlton Keighley is a secondary academy in Keighley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 809 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Carlton Keighley, 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 129 | 143 | 144 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.2 | 36.3 | 38.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.13 -0.38 to +0.12 | -0.29 -0.54 to -0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 27.3% | 36.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 50.3% | 56.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 4% | 2.1% | 3.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
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 Keighley has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.2 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.3 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.6 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 714 |
| 2023/24 | 762 |
| 2024/25 | 790 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carlton Keighley compares
Carlton Keighley ranked 22nd of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.6 | 8.2% | 32.8% | 809 | — |
| The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | 28.8 | 12.5% | 41.7% | 630 | 0.3 miles |
| Beckfoot Oakbank | 35.3 | 14.5% | 38.1% | 1,394 | 1.8 miles |
| South Craven School | 47.5 | 8.1% | 16.8% | 1,936 | 3.2 miles |
| Bingley Grammar School | 46.5 | 9.6% | 25.6% | 1,985 | 3.4 miles |
| Parkside School | 36.7 | 12.3% | 24.6% | 1,061 | 3.8 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 report26 February 2025
- 28 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.78%
- English as an additional language
- 44.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.15%
- Persistent absence
- 23.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Keighley
-
Beckfoot Oakbank1.8 miles
Secondary · Keighley
-
South Craven School3.2 miles
Secondary · Keighley
-
Bingley Grammar School3.4 miles
Secondary · Bingley
-
Parkside School3.8 miles
Secondary · Bradford
Other schools in Keighley
- Beckfoot Oakbank Secondary
- South Craven School Secondary
- The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Strong Close Nursery School Nursery
- Beckfoot Nessfield Primary
- Bradleys Both Community Primary School Primary
- Cononley Primary School Primary
- Cowling Community Primary School Primary
- East Morton CofE Primary School Primary
- Eastburn Primary School Primary
- Eastwood Community School Primary
- Glusburn Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Carlton Keighley teach?
- Carlton Keighley teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Keighley.
- Who is the principal of Carlton Keighley?
- The principal of Carlton Keighley is Mr Mark Turvey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Carlton Keighley been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carlton Keighley, 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 Keighley?
- Carlton Keighley has 809 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Carlton Keighley full?
- Carlton Keighley has capacity for 900 pupils and 809 on roll (90%), 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 Keighley a faith school?
- No. Carlton Keighley has no designated religious character.
- Is Carlton Keighley a selective school?
- No. Carlton Keighley is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Carlton Keighley part of an academy trust?
- Carlton Keighley is part of CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Carlton Keighley's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.2 in 2022/23 and 38.6 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 Keighley compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Carlton Keighley ranked 22nd of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% 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 Keighley's absence rate?
- Carlton Keighley's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carlton Keighley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carlton Keighley'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 1 July 2026.