The Carlton Junior Academy
Primary schoolThe Carlton Junior Academy is a primary school in Gedling, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 224 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 19 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
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 2024/25, 78% of pupils at The Carlton Junior Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Nottinghamshire and 62% in England.
15% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 15% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 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- The Carlton Infant AcademyPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met40 m
- The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)370 m
- Parkdale Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Carlton AcademySecondary. School remains Good, November 2022. Attainment 8 of 50.2 (2025/26, provisional)880 m
- Haddon Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 m
- Standhill Infants' SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 20231.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Gedling
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).