Carlton le Willows Academy
Gedling, NG4 4AA · Nottinghamshire · secondary school
22nd of 45 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 9.6/10 against 929 of them, against 9.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 69.9 · 91 | 45% | 4.09 |
| Ofsted | 1 | 40% | 0.03 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 55.1 · 85 | 15% | 1.28 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 69.9% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 55.1, compared to the national median of 44.6. Ofsted rated the school Inadequate in November 2022. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (9.6 out of 10 against similar schools, 9.0 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. The school has 1803 pupils in a capacity of 2125 places, leaving 322 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school plan to address the Inadequate Ofsted rating from 2022? What specific support is available for pupils who are not meeting the expected standard in English and maths? How does the school utilise its current spare capacity to ensure individual attention for students?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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