Carlton le Willows Academy
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| Motto |
Nihil Nisi Optimum (Nothing But The Best) |
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| Established | 1954 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Craig Weaver |
| Chairman of the Governors | G.R.K. Martin |
| Location |
Wood Lane Gedling Nottinghamshire NG4 4AA England Coordinates: 52°58′31″N 1°04′13″W / 52.975298°N 1.070202°W |
| Local authority | Nottinghamshire |
| DfE number | 891/4107 |
| DfE URN | 136627 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1350~ |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colours | Royal Blue |
| Publication | Le Willows Life |
| Website | www |
Carlton le Willows Academy (usually informally known as Carlton le Willows) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located within Gedling in the English county of Nottinghamshire. The Academy is situated on the edge of a residential area of Carlton, to the east of Nottingham. It has occupied a spacious campus of 32 acres on the edge of the greenbelt next to the A612, overlooking the Trent Valley since its first incarnation as a grammar school in 1954.
The school, as it is composed today, was formed through an amalgamation in 1973 of four secondary institutes located around the Gedling District as the tripartite system of education ended in England and Wales. Two of which, were located in separate buildings on the Wood Lane site, and are now currently occupied by the Academy. Carlton le Willows also established a Sixth Form centre for students in Years 12 and 13 in July 2009.
The number of pupils at the school has grown exponentially over the latter half of the 20th century, from 540 students in 1954 to around 1350 in the lower school, and around 250 in the sixth form as of 2014. The school serves a substantial area of the Nottingham urban conurbation with an intake stretching from the city centre, through some of the largest suburbs to the outlying villages.
Carlton le Willows pupils generally enroll in a mix of around ten General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) certificates with a selection of Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) courses throughout Years Ten (14-15) and Eleven (15-16). And have a choice to study 3 or 4 A-Levels or further BTECs in the Sixth Form (ages 16–18). An Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) inspection for 2009-2011 designated Carlton le Willows as an 'outstanding' school.
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