Ark Carleton High School
StateSecondaryResourced Provision
Profile updated · DfE GIASTRI £4,000/teacherSEND provision: This school has resourced provision for children with SEND
GoodJul 2019
Ungraded inspection Nov 2024: may have improved significantly; next inspection graded
View full reportAges11 - 16
Pupils1,026
GoodJul 2019
Ages11 - 16
Pupils1,026
Ungraded inspection Nov 2024: may have improved significantly; next inspection graded · View report
The answers
44.3
Attainment 8
2025-26 (provisional)
1.2 per place
First choices
Oversubscribed · 2026-27 · Year 7
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Admissions · 1.2x oversubscribed (Year 7, 2026-27)
1.2 first-choice applicants per place
Source · the council's offer figures and DfE admissions statistics, 2026-27
Inspection · Good, Nov 2024 (2 years ago)
Source · Ofsted · Inspected Nov 2024
Results · Attainment 8 44.3 (2025-26, provisional)
Source · DfE school performance tables
Outcomes · 83% in sustained education after Year 11 · 2023-24 leavers (provisional)
Source · DfE key stage 4 destination measures
Money · £6,787 spent per pupil (2024-25)
Total spending per pupil (academy accounts return)
Source · DfE financial benchmarking, 2024-25
School facts · Academy · Secondary · 11 - 16
Type
Academy
Phase
Secondary
Age Range
11 - 16
Gender
Co-educational
Sixth Form
No
Headteacher
Mrs Shaheen Shariff
Where this data comes from
DfE GIASschool register· Aug 2026DfE School Censusabsence & staffingOfsted Parent Viewrecommend rateInspectorategrade & date· Nov 2024IMD 2025deprivation
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Key Metrics
Comparative & Financial
Borough ComparisonAbsence 7.2% — below the average for secondary schools in this borough
School Capacity1,015 pupils on roll — 89.3% of capacity · DfE capacity survey 2024-25
School-specific Context
Key admissions dates · Applications closed Sat 31 Oct 2026 · offers Mon 1 Mar 2027
The area · Deprivation decile 9 of 10 (IMD 2025)
Place & Setting
Around the schoolcrime · road safety · green space · road noise · air quality · energy rating
Data from:Inspection: Nov 2024Results: 2025-26Admissions: 2026-27Profile updated: Aug 2026
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How close did you need to live?
September 2026 entry: 199 of 251 who put it first were offered a place; 470 applied for 210 places.
We can’t say from this how far away a family could live and still get a place.
Ark Carleton High School: key facts
What did Ofsted's latest inspection of Ark Carleton High School find?
An ungraded Ofsted inspection in November 2024 found: Improved significantly. An ungraded inspection issues no grade. Ofsted last graded Ark Carleton High School Good, in July 2019.
How many pupils attend Ark Carleton High School?
Ark Carleton High School has 1,026 pupils on roll.
What are Ark Carleton High School’s exam results?
In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 44.3: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.