The Carlton Junior Academy
Garden Avenue, Foxhill Road, Nottingham, NG4 1QT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Wood
- Sponsor
- Redhill Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 144932
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159110402
About this school
The Carlton Junior Academy is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 224 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 73% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 10% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 85% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 75% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 75% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 The Carlton Junior 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 | 76% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 231 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Carlton Junior Academy compares
The Carlton Junior Academy ranked 29th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 5.9% | 44.4% | 224 | — |
| The Carlton Infant Academy | — | 5% | 33.6% | 182 | 0.0 miles |
| The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy | 54% | 5.8% | 15.8% | 219 | 0.2 miles |
| Parkdale Primary School | 76% | 4.9% | 20.4% | 452 | 0.4 miles |
| Haddon Primary and Nursery School | 79% | 3.9% | 23.7% | 217 | 0.6 miles |
| Standhill Infants' School | — | 6.2% | 14.2% | 111 | 0.7 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.4%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.94%
- Persistent absence
- 15.98%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Carlton Infant Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Parkdale Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Haddon Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Standhill Infants' School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
The Carlton Junior Academy ranks 30th of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Carlton Junior Academy teach?
- The Carlton Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Carlton Junior Academy?
- The headteacher of The Carlton Junior Academy is Mrs Sharon Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Carlton Junior Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Carlton Junior Academy, 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 The Carlton Junior Academy?
- The Carlton Junior Academy has 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is The Carlton Junior Academy full?
- The Carlton Junior Academy has capacity for 200 pupils and 224 on roll (112%), 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 The Carlton Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. The Carlton Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Carlton Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Carlton Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Carlton Junior Academy?
- The Carlton Junior Academy is part of REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Carlton Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Carlton Junior Academy rank locally?
- The Carlton Junior Academy ranked 29th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Carlton Junior Academy's absence rate?
- The Carlton Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Carlton Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Carlton Junior 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 10 July 2026.