Carlton Keighley
Green Head Road, Utley, Keighley, BD20 6EBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Carlton Keighley is a secondary school in Keighley for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 227 schools in Bradford. It ranks 2nd of 4 secondary schools in Keighley. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in January 2020.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 28 January 2020, report published 26 February 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 25 February 2025
Staff know the pupils extremely well at this caring and inclusive school. Pupils learn the school's values of ambition, respect and resilience throughout the curriculum. Pupils live out these values daily. They know and understand why they are important to their everyday lives. The school has high expectations for the academic achievement of all pupils. These high expectations were not reflected in published outcomes last year. The work that pupils produce in lessons shows that they are now achieving better than recent published data suggests. Pupils' behaviour around school is excellent. Classrooms are active learning environments. Pupils enthusiastically participate in their learning. Social times are calm and orderly. Pupils maturely converse with their peers. They are respectful of each other and the school environment. Pupils feel safe at school. Pupils learn about the protected characteristics and fundamental British values. This helps them to build a respect for people who have different beliefs to their own. Pupils from all year groups take part in the student council and the sports leaders' programme. The sports leaders lead events and competitions for local primary schools. This helps to build a sense of community within the school.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, the school has not identified the most important knowledge that pupils should learn. As a result, a small number of pupils have gaps in their knowledge. The school should ensure that the most important knowledge that pupils need to learn is mapped out consistently well across all subjects.
- The quality of additional support for some pupils with SEND is inconsistent. These pupils miss important learning unnecessarily to access interventions that do not support them in the way that the school intends. The school should ensure that such additional support is of a high quality and has a positive impact on pupils' development.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
144 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
809 pupils on roll, with places for 900
Schools near Carlton Keighley
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | 0.3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement | Attainment 8: 28.8 |
| Beckfoot Oakbank | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to good | Attainment 8: 35.3 |
| South Craven School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 47.5 |
| Bingley Grammar School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 46.5 |
| Parkside School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Inadequate | Attainment 8: 36.7 |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Turvey
- Phone
- 01535210333
- Address
- Green Head Road, Utley, Keighley, BD20 6EB
- Local authority
- Bradford
- URN
- 136198
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.