Ark Carleton High School
Secondary schoolArk Carleton High School is a secondary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,026 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Improved significantly, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Improved significantly, 6 November 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Ark Carleton High School was 44.3, against 45.8 in Wakefield and 46.2 in England.
45.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 44.3 | 45.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45.2% | 47.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64.3% | 66.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 199 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)370 m
- Ark Carleton Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- High Well SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, September 20221.3 km
- Ark Larks Hill Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Ark De Lacy Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Ark The King's SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 51.8 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wakefield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).