Carlton le Willows Academy
Wood Lane, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 4AA
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by Carlton le Willows Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Jaspal Mehat
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation
- Capacity
- 1,446
- Pupils on roll
- 1,824
- URN
- 136627
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
About this school
Carlton le Willows Academy was a secondary academy in Nottingham. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 1,824 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Carlton le Willows Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2011, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 296 | 298 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.0 | 50.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.20 +0.03 to +0.36 | +0.49 +0.33 to +0.65 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 60.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 78.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 18.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Trends over time
How Carlton le Willows Academy 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 | 51 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.8 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
How Carlton le Willows Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9% | 19.4% | 1,824 | — |
| Carlton le Willows Academy | 55.1 | 7.3% | 24% | 1,803 | 0.1 miles |
| Carlton Academy | 45.1 | 9% | 25.1% | 1,354 | 1.4 miles |
| Christ The King Voluntary Academy | 48.9 | 7.9% | 26.3% | 857 | 2.4 miles |
| Arnold Hill Spencer Academy | 49.8 | 9.4% | 19.6% | 1,552 | 2.5 miles |
| The Wells Academy | 43.1 | 7.6% | 50.9% | 634 | 2.5 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.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.4%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 9%
- Persistent absence
- 21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carlton le Willows Academy0.1 miles
Secondary · Gedling
-
Carlton Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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Christ The King Voluntary Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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Arnold Hill Spencer Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
The Wells Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
- Aldercar High School Secondary
- Alderman White School Secondary
- Arnold Hill Spencer Academy Secondary
- Ashfield Comprehensive School Secondary
- Bluecoat Aspley Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Beechdale Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Trent Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Secondary
- Bramcote College Secondary
- Carlton Academy Secondary
- Chilwell School Secondary
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Carlton le Willows Academy teach?
- Carlton le Willows Academy taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Nottingham.
- Has Carlton le Willows Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Carlton le Willows Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Carlton le Willows Academy?
- Carlton le Willows Academy had 1,824 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- How have Carlton le Willows Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51 in 2022/23 and 50.8 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Carlton le Willows Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carlton le Willows Academy'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 November 2023.