Outwood Academy Carlton
Royston Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3EW
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,109 (577 boys, 532 girls)
- Capacity: 1100
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 38%
- Telephone: 01226728494
- Ofsted: Good (16 Jan 2019); ungraded inspection 16 Oct 2024: Standards maintained
- Attainment 8: 42 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 392 applications, 209 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Barnsley
- Carlton Primary Academy (0.3 miles, straight line)
- Parkside Primary Academy (0.7 miles, straight line)
- Royston St John Baptist CE Primary (0.7 miles, straight line)
- Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School (0.8 miles, straight line)
- Lift Meadstead (0.8 miles, straight line)
- Lift St Helen's (1.2 miles, straight line)
