How many pupils does Carleton High School have?

Carleton High School has 1,021 pupils enrolled.

Who is the headteacher of Carleton High School?

The headteacher of Carleton High School is Shaheen Shariff.

What type of school is Carleton High School?

Carleton High School is a Academy converter with a Secondary phase of education.

Which local authority is Carleton High School in?

Carleton High School is in the Wakefield local authority area.

Academy converter Secondary Open

Carleton High School

Green Lane, Carleton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF8 3NW

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1,021

Pupils

29.8%

Free school meals

1 April 2013

Opened

About this school

Carleton High School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The school has 1,021 pupils enrolled. The Headteacher is Shaheen Shariff. The school is administered by Wakefield local authority. It belongs to PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST. It opened in 1 April 2013.

School details

Headteacher: Shaheen Shariff
Trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
Local authority: Wakefield
Gender: Mixed
URN: 139501

Contact

01977781555 admin@carletonhigh.patrust.org.uk Visit website Ofsted Report

Admissions

Applications for places at Carleton High School are handled by the school or the local authority (Wakefield). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

47.5

Attainment 8 · 2024-25

+0.12

Progress 8 · 2023-24

46%

Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25

68%

Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25

4.21

EBacc average point score · 2024-25

45%

Entering the EBacc · 2024-25

Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →