Carlton Keighley
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Keighley, Bradford
Carlton Keighley is a secondary school in Keighley, Bradford for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 February 2025. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Green Head Road, Utley, Keighley, BD20 6EB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 809 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 February 2025
Strengths
- “Staff know the pupils extremely well at this caring and inclusive school.”
- “Pupils learn the school’s values of ambition, respect and resilience throughout the curriculum.”
- “Pupils live out these values daily.”
To improve
- “These high expectations were not reflected in published outcomes last year.”
- “In some areas the important knowledge that pupils will learn has not been clearly identified.”
- “As a result, a small number of pupils have gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 37% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 230 first-preference applications, 171 offers in total, 161 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2021 to 2026, as Bradford published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bradford.
- The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beckfoot Oakbank 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bingley Grammar School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parkside School 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beckfoot School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ilkley Grammar School 5.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dixons Cottingley Academy 5.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Titus Salt School 5.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published