Carlton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Wakefield, Leeds
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Leeds City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Carlton Primary School is a primary school in Wakefield, Leeds for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 January 2025. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Carlton Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 8 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026 every applicant was offered a place, while a last distance was published in 8 of the 13 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There were 40 first-choice applications for 40 offers for Reception in 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 12.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 27.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Leeds schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- New Road, Carlton, Wakefield, WF3 3RE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 323 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 8 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils benefit from an effective quality of education at this welcoming school.”
- “Pupils enjoy lessons and have good relationships with staff.”
- “Staff think carefully about the best ways to help pupils learn.”
To improve
- “Although more pupils are now achieving at higher standards, these changes are not fully embedded.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 73% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 40 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 40 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leeds.
- Rothwell Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Robin Hood Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Victoria Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cockburn Haigh Road Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Clapgate Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Thorpe Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published