Airedale Academy
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79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.8
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Carleton High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,026of 1,050 places
- Free school meals
- 30.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 196
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly, 6 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Carleton Community High School A Specialist Science College (URN 108279, until 1 April 2013).
What the data says
Carleton High School has no sixth form. Of the 202 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 42% moved to a sixth form college, 33% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 42% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
13% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.5 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Wakefield, with 46% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 Wakefield and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Carleton High School | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 202 | 3,844 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 42% | 28% | 13% |
| — further education college | 33% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 13% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Carleton High School | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.5 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 45% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 | 3.95 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 29% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.0 | 33.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 53.1 | 49.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 12% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 194 | 99% | 86% | 25% | 21% | 71% |
| Mathematics | 194 | 99% | 88% | 17% | 22% | 73% |
| English Language | 194 | 99% | 89% | 26% | 20% | 74% |
| Combined Science | 167 | 85% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 60% |
| History | 132 | 67% | 41% | 33% | 26% | 67% |
| Spanish | 54 | 28% | 19% | 19% | 27% | 78% |
| Geography | 45 | 23% | 41% | 22% | 25% | 67% |
| French | 34 | 17% | 18% | 29% | 29% | 91% |
| Fine Art | 26 | 13% | 9% | 42% | 28% | 77% |
| Physical Education | 23 | 12% | 11% | 17% | 24% | 78% |
| Physics | 19 | 10% | 23% | 84% | 46% | 100% |
| Photography | 19 | 10% | 6% | 32% | 19% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 19 | 10% | 31% | 47% | 32% | 84% |
| Chemistry | 19 | 10% | 23% | 79% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 19 | 10% | 23% | 84% | 45% | 100% |
| Drama | 18 | 9% | 7% | 22% | 27% | 89% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 7% | 13% | 36% | 30% | 71% |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 62 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 53 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 47 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 43 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 29 | — | — |
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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.