Wakefield
Carleton High School
GCSE results 2026: every Wakefield school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 44.3 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 44.3
- Attainment 8
- 45%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- +0.12
- Progress 8
- [-0.08, 0.32]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 199 | 251 | 199 (79%) | 470 |
| September 2025 | 206 | 224 | 198 (88%) | 470 |
| September 2024 | 204 | 242 | 203 (84%) | 433 |
| September 2023 | 204 | 201 | 198 (99%) | 355 |
| September 2022 | 204 | 223 | 189 (85%) | 354 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Wakefield’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 199 | 44.3 | — | 45.2% | 13.1% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 196 | 47.5 | — | 45.9% | — | 44.9% | 4.2 |
| 2023/2024 | 199 | 47.4 | +0.12 | 49.7% | — | 68.3% | 4.3 |
| 2022/2023 | 202 | 47.3 | +0.61 | 45.5% | — | 48.5% | 4.2 |
| 2021/2022 | 181 | 50.5 | +0.58 | — | — | 23.0% | 4.3 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Wakefield for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 139501 |
| Local authority | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Shaheen Shariff |
| Trust | PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | WF8 3NW |
| Pupils | 1,021 |
| FSM eligible | 29.8% |
Contact and identifiers
Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3NW
https://carletonhigh.patrust.org.uk/1977781555| DfE number | 4027 |
| UKPRN | 10041042 |
| Opened | 1 Apr 2013 |
| GIAS updated | 28 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |