# Outwood Academy Carlton

Outwood 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.

Secondary school. Code E139210. [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,109
- Council: Barnsley
- URN: 139210

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, October 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 16 October 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Carlton Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carlton-primary-academy-e139083): 460 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Royston St John Baptist CE Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royston-st-john-baptist-ce-primary-e142556): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Parkside Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-primary-academy-e139084): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-catholic-and-church-of-england-school-e144606): 1.3 km. All-through. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lift Meadstead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-meadstead-e139132): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Summerfields Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerfields-primary-academy-e139085): 1.9 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139210)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139210)

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