SCHOOL PROFILE

Carlton le Willows Academy

Secondary Academy converter URN 150524
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 2,125 Published school capacity
Capacity used 84.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

15 November 2022
Latest published outcome Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Nottinghamshire
Trust DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,803 1,803 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 827 45.9% of pupils
Male pupils 976 54.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.5%
1.3 pts below England
School 23.5%
Gedling 22.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.4%
9.9 pts below England
School 10.4%
Gedling 12.1%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
Gedling 0.3%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
67.1%
1,210
Pakistani
7.4%
133
White and Black Caribbean
5.9%
107
Any other White background
3.8%
69
African
3.1%
56
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
49
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 8.9% 161 of 1,803 pupils
11.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 8.9%
Gedling 13.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.7% 138 pupils
England 14.8% 7.1 pts below
EHC plans 1.3% 23 pupils
England 6.0% 4.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 64
Autistic spectrum disorder 39
Moderate learning difficulty 17
Speech, language & communication 16
Specific learning difficulty 14
Multi-sensory impairment 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

55.1 15.9 pts above England
School 55.1
Gedling 48.4
East Midlands 39.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 69.9% England 36.0% 33.9 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 85.7% England 51.4% 34.3 pts above England
EBacc entry 43.4% England 30.6% 12.8 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.83 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.26%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.05 pts higher than England
School 7.26%
Gedling 5.82%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.27%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.45 pts higher than England
School 18.27%
Gedling 14.22%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.59%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.79 pts higher than England
School 3.59%
Gedling 1.60%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

84.8% 7.5 pts below England
Carlton le Willows Academy
84.8%
Gedling
96.9%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information