Bradford
Carlton Bolling
GCSE results 2026: every Bradford school ranked · how England did
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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 43.8 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 43.8
- Attainment 8
- 38%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.27
- Progress 8
- [0.11, 0.43]
- 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 | 288 | 365 | 274 (75%) | 712 |
| September 2025 | 287 | 404 | 265 (66%) | 770 |
| September 2024 | 317 | 381 | 286 (75%) | 743 |
| September 2023 | 324 | 387 | 294 (76%) | 717 |
| September 2022 | 304 | 359 | 267 (74%) | 685 |
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 Bradford’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)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 118 | 0% England 1% | 8% England 14% | 10% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Some years were published under this school's previous URN, before it converted or merged.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 317 | 43.8 | — | 37.5% | 11.7% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 338 | 44.4 | — | 44.7% | — | 46.7% | 3.7 |
| 2023/2024 | 323 | 43.0 | +0.27 | 38.7% | — | 40.6% | 3.6 |
| 2022/2023 | 317 | 41.5 | +0.06 | 31.9% | — | 2.2% | 3.0 |
| 2021/2022 | 310 | 46.8 | +0.18 | — | — | 1.0% | 3.6 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Bradford for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 147100 |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Mohammed Azum |
| Trust | CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | BD3 0DU |
| Pupils | 1,630 |
| FSM eligible | 41.3% |
Contact and identifiers
Undercliffe Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 0DU
http://www.carltonbolling.co.uk1274633111| DfE number | 4100 |
| UKPRN | 10083491 |
| Opened | 1 Jun 2019 |
| GIAS updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Mar 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 | — |