Carlton Primary School
Townend Avenue, Carlton, Goole, DN14 9NR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SELBY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Watson
- Sponsor
- Selby Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 196
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 148309
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01405860736
About this school
Carlton Primary School is a primary academy in Goole. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 181 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 26 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 65% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 15% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 88% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 81% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 46% | 73% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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.
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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 155 |
| 2023/24 | 168 |
| 2024/25 | 171 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carlton Primary School compares
Carlton Primary School ranked 158th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.8% | 17% | 181 | — |
| Camblesforth Community Primary Academy | 77% | 3.9% | 28.7% | 113 | 0.9 miles |
| Snaith Primary School | 55% | 4.2% | 8.9% | 338 | 1.8 miles |
| Cowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 73% | 4.5% | 17.4% | 107 | 1.9 miles |
| Rawcliffe Primary School | 24% | 5.5% | 11% | 91 | 2.6 miles |
| Barlow Church of England Primary School | — | 4.9% | 4.1% | 82 | 2.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.96%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.78%
- Persistent absence
- 11.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Camblesforth Community Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Snaith Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Cowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Rawcliffe Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Barlow Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Selby
Other schools in Goole
Carlton Primary School ranks 11th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Goole.
- Airmyn Park Primary School Primary
- Barmby-on-the-Marsh Primary School Primary
- Boothferry Primary School Primary
- Cowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Eastrington Primary School Primary
- Hook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Howden Junior School Primary
- Kellington Primary School Primary
- Kingsway Primary School Primary
- Marshlands Primary School Primary
- Parkside Primary School Primary
- Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Carlton Primary School teach?
- Carlton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Goole.
- Who is the headteacher of Carlton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Carlton Primary School is Mr Jon Watson, 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 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Carlton Primary School full?
- Carlton Primary School has capacity for 196 pupils and 181 on roll (92%), 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?
- No. The schools register records Carlton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Carlton Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Carlton Primary School is part of SELBY EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- 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 46% in 2022/23 and 54% 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 North Yorkshire?
- Carlton Primary School ranked 158th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% 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 5.8% 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 10 July 2026.