Carlton le Willows Academy
Secondary school in Gedling, Nottinghamshire. Inadequate (Nov 2022). Serious weaknesses.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 15 November 2022, report published 15 January 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Serious weaknesses. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to Carlton le Willows Academy (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Carlton le Willows Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2026
The last inspection was in November 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.5 milesCarlton Academy
School remains Good (Nov 2022)
- 2.2 milesNottingham Academy
Report card, Apr 2026: 2 strong, 6 expected
- 2.4 milesChrist The King Voluntary Academy
School remains Good (May 2023)
- 2.5 milesArnold Hill Spencer Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jun 2025)
- 2.6 milesSouth Nottinghamshire Academy
School remains Good (Mar 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.