Oulton Academy

State-Funded School

oulton-academy-leeds-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

LeedsLocal Authority

Wakefield and RothwellConstituency

LS26 8EXPostcode

9.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Oulton Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,132 pupils. Oulton Academy is part of CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 52.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.94

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,132

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,132
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 May 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding
24 Oct 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.