Outwood Academy Carlton
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Barnsley
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
5.984 miles
Published by Barnsley Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2021–2023 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Outwood Academy Carlton is a secondary school in Barnsley for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 16 October 2024. Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Outwood Academy Carlton 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 5.984 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- At 5.984 miles, the Year 7 2026 last distance offered was the 2nd longest of the 6 Barnsley secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance has swung sharply between some years, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 200 first-choice applications for 209 offers; 198 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (1%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 41.5 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Barnsley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Royston Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3EW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 1,109 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 16 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are taught to ‘be good human beings’ as part of the ethos at Outwood Academy Carlton.”
- “Pupils of all backgrounds and abilities are welcomed, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “The school has high ambitions for its pupils.”
To improve
- “Some pupils do not attend regularly enough and this limits how well they achieve.”
- “The school recognises that, on some occasions, teachers do not routinely check for understanding and address misconceptions.”
- “Pupils’ outcomes in some published examinations do not currently reflect the rapid improvement seen at the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 December 2024 (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) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.5 | 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: 200 first-preference applications, 209 offers in total, 198 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barnsley.
- Outwood Academy Shafton 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Horizon Community College 3.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Barnsley Academy 3.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Trinity Academy St. Edwards 3.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Darton Academy 4.1 mi Good
- Netherwood Academy 4.5 mi Good
- Kirk Balk Academy 6.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Astrea Academy Dearne 7.1 mi Good