UK Schools
Carlton Academy
Carlton Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire County Council, teaching 1,354 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in November 2022 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 45.1 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 27 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Carlton Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Carlton Academy.
- 1 School Opens (Autumn Term Begins)
- 1 Inset Day
- 22 Inset Day
- 20–31 Autumn Half-Term Holiday
- 19 Autumn Term Ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
- 5 School Opens (Spring Term Begins)
- 16–20 Spring Half-Term Holiday
- 27 Spring Term Ends
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 13 School Opens (Summer Term Begins)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
- 25–29 Summer Half-Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
- 26 Inset Day
- 29 Inset Day
- 27 Summer Term Ends
- 27 Inset Day
- 28–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
Key dates (2025–2026)
- School Opens (Autumn Term Begins) 1 September 2025 Term
- Autumn Half-Term Holiday 20 October 2025 - 31 October 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Ends 19 December 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday 22 December 2025 - 2 January 2026 Holiday
- School Opens (Spring Term Begins) 5 January 2026 Term
- Spring Half-Term Holiday 16 February 2026 - 20 February 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Ends 27 March 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday 30 March 2026 - 10 April 2026 Holiday
- School Opens (Summer Term Begins) 13 April 2026 Term
- Summer Half-Term Holiday 25 May 2026 - 29 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Ends 27 July 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday 28 July 2026 - 31 August 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day 1 September 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day 22 September 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day 26 June 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day 29 June 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day 27 July 2026 Inset Day
- New Year's Day (Public Holiday) 1 January 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) 3 April 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) 6 April 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) 4 May 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) 25 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) 31 August 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) 25 December 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) 26 December 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Carlton Academy with Nottinghamshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 45.1 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Nottinghamshire County Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 34.78 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school Nottinghamshire County Council England
Attendance 23.3% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Nottinghamshire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 92% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Nottinghamshire County Council England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 81% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
This school Nottinghamshire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Carlton Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Carlton Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.