Carlton Bolling
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Bradford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bradford Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Carlton Bolling is a secondary school in Bradford for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 11 May 2023. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
Carlton Bolling 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 saw 365 first-choice applications for 288 offers; 274 offers went to first-choice families and 91 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- There are 13.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.2 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bradford.
- In 2024/25, 45% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bradford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bradford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Undercliffe Lane, Bradford, BD3 0DU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 1,633 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 11 May 2023
Strengths
- “‘Excellence for all’ is woven through every aspect of life at Carlton Bolling.”
- “Pupils are valued as individuals.”
- “Every pupil who inspectors spoke with described how happy they were to attend this school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2023 (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) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.4 | 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: 365 first-preference applications, 288 offers in total, 274 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 Bradford.
- Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Valley Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Laisterdyke Leadership Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Hanson Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bronte Girls' Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Lister Park 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dixons Trinity Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dixons McMillan Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published