SCHOOL PROFILE

Carlton Keighley: data, trends and context

Carlton Keighley is a secondary school in Bradford. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
136198
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Bradford
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Trust
CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST
Postcode
BD20 6EB
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
809
FSM eligible
32.5%
EAL / First language other than English
49.9%
SEND (total)
22.0%
SEN Support
15.8%
EHCP
6.2%
White British
13.5%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
91.8%
Overall absence
8.2%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Severe absence
3.3%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
BradfordLocal authority89.1%10.9%5.7%
Yorkshire and The HumberRegion90.7%9.3%4.4%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
16.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
10.3%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.25%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
38.6
English & maths grade 5+
36.8%
English & maths grade 4+
56.9%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Carlton Keighley is a secondary school in Bradford. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.