Outwood Academy Carlton
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Barnsley, S71 3EW
- Distance
- 2.9km away
Outwood Academy Shafton
Engine Lane, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8RE
Local ranking8th of 11 secondary schools in Barnsley
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1350
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 7 May 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 7 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 41.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 64.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 261
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Continued in education
- 75.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1380
- Boys
- 677 (49%)
- Girls
- 700 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1350 (102% full)
- SEND
- 10.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 38.3%
- EAL
- 4.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.1%
- SEN Support
- 7.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 74.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,850/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 92.6%
- White Other: 3.1%
- Black African: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Mixed Other: 0.6%
- Asian Chinese: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
- Asian Other: 0.4%
92.6%
White British
3.1%
White Other
0.7%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Engine Lane
Barnsley, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 139211
- UKPRN
- 10040077
- Establishment No.
- 4003
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
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