Appleton Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,207 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.1
Academy sponsor led
Carlton Keighley
- Pupils on roll
- 809of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 32.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 144
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 26 February 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Greenhead High School (URN 107388, until 24 September 2014).
What the data says
Carlton Keighley has no sixth form. Of the 129 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 2% moved to a sixth form college, 57% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 38.6 against 46.1 across England and 40.8 in Bradford, with 37% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in Spanish add up to 4% of the year group, and 4% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bradford and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Carlton Keighley | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 129 | 6,849 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 88% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 23% | 33% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 57% | 39% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Carlton Keighley | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.6 | 40.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 38% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 57% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 4% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.08 | 3.56 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 31% | 36% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.5 | 31.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 41.4 | 45.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 41% | 34% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 144 | 100% | 88% | 11% | 22% | 64% |
| English Language | 144 | 100% | 89% | 8% | 20% | 57% |
| English Literature | 140 | 97% | 86% | 14% | 21% | 64% |
| Combined Science | 104 | 72% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 29% |
| History | 69 | 48% | 41% | 10% | 26% | 45% |
| Geography | 54 | 38% | 41% | 6% | 25% | 37% |
| Religious Studies | 48 | 33% | 31% | 21% | 32% | 58% |
| Biology | 38 | 26% | 23% | 11% | 45% | 76% |
| Chemistry | 34 | 24% | 23% | 18% | 47% | 82% |
| Physics | 34 | 24% | 23% | 18% | 46% | 85% |
| Citizenship Studies | 28 | 19% | 3% | 21% | 19% | 68% |
| Fine Art | 26 | 18% | 9% | 12% | 28% | 92% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 12 | 8% | 8% | 17% | 21% | 83% |
| Design and Technology | 11 | 8% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 73% |
| Spanish | 6 | 4% | 19% | 17% | 27% | 83% |
| Business Studies | 2 | 1% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 62 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 53 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 50 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 25 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 10 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 1 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 1 | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Bradford
Beckfoot Oakbank
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,394 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.3
Beckfoot School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,592 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.0
Beckfoot Thornton
Academy sponsor led · 1,243 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.2
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Academy sponsor led · 679 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.3
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 910 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.2
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.