Outwood Academy Carlton
Secondary schoolOutwood Academy Carlton is a secondary school in Barnsley, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,109 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, October 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 16 October 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 Outwood Academy Carlton was 42.0, against 43.1 in Barnsley and 46.2 in England.
49% 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 | Barnsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 42.0 | 43.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 45.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66.7% | 63.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 210 | – | – |
- 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- Carlton Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)460 m
- Royston St John Baptist CE PrimaryPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Parkside Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England SchoolAll-through. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Lift MeadsteadPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Summerfields Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Barnsley
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).