Carlton Bolling

State-Funded School

carlton-bolling-bradford-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

Bradford EastConstituency

BD3 0DUPostcode

9.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Carlton Bolling is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,633 pupils. Carlton Bolling is part of CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.71

Ethnicity

White

Asian

79%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,633

Total Pupils

58%Boys

42%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

57%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,633
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 11 May 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
16 Nov 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.