Carlton Bolling
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber BD3 0DU · Bradford
#210 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#2400 of 4,090 nationally
About Carlton Bolling
Carlton Bolling is a academy secondary located in Bradford, in the Bradford local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 1,633 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 41.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 210th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (56th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,633; capacity filled 107.2%; grade 4+ english & maths 63.9%; ebacc average points 3.71.
There are 149 schools in Bradford; Carlton Bolling ranks 68th of 144 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)44.4
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)44.7%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)46.3%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Carlton Bolling by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,633
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 46.3%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 107.2%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 44.4
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 44.7%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 63.9%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.71
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Carlton Bolling
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
520 students · 506 m away
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
796 students · 580 m away
Westminster Church of England Primary Academy
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
444 students · 615 m away
Peel Park Primary School and Nursery
Bradford · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
529 students · 632 m away
Byron Primary School
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
641 students · 661 m away
Killinghall Primary School
Bradford · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
706 students · 1.0 km away
Lapage Primary School and Nursery
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
634 students · 1.0 km away
Lift Feversham
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
478 students · 1.1 km away
Dixons Marchbank Primary
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
479 students · 1.2 km away
Wellington Primary School
Bradford · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
473 students · 1.2 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
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1,641 students
Trinity Academy Halifax
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1,624 students
Malet Lambert
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1,648 students
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,615 students
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,611 students
Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,609 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Carlton Bolling a good school?
Carlton Bolling has a Success Index (England) of 41.1 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #210 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Carlton Bolling rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Carlton Bolling ranks #210 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #2400 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Carlton Bolling?
Carlton Bolling had 1,633 students in 2025.
Is Carlton Bolling a primary school or a secondary school?
Carlton Bolling is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Carlton Bolling?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Carlton Bolling; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.