Carlton Keighley, Keighley

The school runs after-school care, from £2.65 per day.

In 2026, pupils at Carlton Keighley averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.6 in Bradford and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Bradford and 47% in England.

That is up from 38.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.29: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.8, against 44.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Multimedia.

For September 2026 entry, 230 families put Carlton Keighley as their first choice and 406 named it as one of their preferences, for 171 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 69 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Carlton Keighley are The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles, Attainment 8 31.7); Beckfoot Oakbank (1.8 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 37.7); South Craven School (3.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.7); and Bingley Grammar School (3.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.6).

Carlton Keighley's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Carlton Keighley is one of 8 schools run by Carlton Academy Trust, an academy trust.

18 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Carlton Keighley (as of September 2025): 83% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 88% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (94%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (83%).

Of the 143 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 58% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

49.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (77%) and White British (14%).

In 2026, 128 pupils (15.8%) received SEN support and 50 (6.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Carlton Keighley had 60 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Keighley Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Green Head Road (w bound), 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 270 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404).

In 2024/25, Carlton Keighley issued 130 suspensions, 16.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Carlton Keighley are Victoria Primary School (0.7 miles), St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles), Eastwood Community School (0.8 miles) and Our Lady of Victories Catholic School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.