The Carlton Infant Academy

Previous inspections

• 12 May 2026School inspectionReport card
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• 21 April 2022School inspection
  Report
• 4 November 2017Academy conversion letter
  Report

Pupils

Pupils

182

Capacity

200

Girls / boys

58% / 42%

Free school meals

28%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

8.5

Teaching assistants (FTE)

11.1

Leadership (FTE)

2

Part-time teachers

55%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is The Carlton Infant Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted inspected The Carlton Infant Academy on 12 May 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Strong standard for inclusion, for leadership and governance, for personal development and wellbeing and for attendance and behaviour; Expected standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching and for early years.

How do I apply for a place at The Carlton Infant Academy?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply.

Where do children go after Year 2 at The Carlton Infant Academy?

The Carlton Infant Academy is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is The Carlton Junior Academy, next door. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for The Carlton Junior Academy. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near The Carlton Infant Academy guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when The Carlton Infant Academy has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.