Carlton KeighleyThe Holy Family Catholic School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Keighley.

Summary of the comparison

Carlton Keighley and The Holy Family Catholic School are secondary schools in Keighley.

  • Carlton Keighley scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Holy Family Catholic School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Carlton Keighley is ahead on our composite score.

  • Carlton Keighley was judged Good and The Holy Family Catholic School was judged in need of attention.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 38.6 for Carlton Keighley and 28.8 for The Holy Family Catholic School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Carlton Keighley (40.1 in 2021-22, 38.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Holy Family Catholic School (32.2 in 2022-23, 28.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Carlton Keighley versus The Holy Family Catholic School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure KeighleyCarlton KeighleyKeighleyThe Holy Family Catholic SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100Stronger figureF33/100
Local ranking18th of 35 in Bradford Stronger figure32nd of 35 in Bradford
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll790 700
Capacity900 992
LocationKeighley, BD20 6EB Keighley, BD20 6LH
GCSE results
Attainment 838.6 Stronger figure28.8 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths36.1% Stronger figure11.3% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths56.9% Stronger figure31.9% 64.8%
Entering EBacc3.5% 14.9% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.08 Stronger figure2.30 4.09
Cohort144 141
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported36
A-level average pointsNot reported17.9 34.4
A-level average gradeNot reportedD-
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported18.5 35.1
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported0.0% 17.1%
Pupils
Pupils in the census790 700
Free school meals (ever 6)32.8% 41.7%
English as an additional language44.8% 40.4%
SEN support15.8% 17.1%
SEN with an EHC plan4.4% 6.0%
Attendance
Overall absence8.2% Stronger figure12.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence23.8% Stronger figure38.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Carlton Keighley

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