The Carlton Infant Academy
Garden Avenue, Nottingham, NG4 1QS
182 pupils · 91% of 200 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Free school meals
- 27.6%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 17 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 42 | 42 | 93 | 42 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 34 | 34 | 73 | 34 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 29 | 80 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 52 | 122 | 58 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 43 | 42 | 106 | 42 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 54 | 46 | 108 | 52 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 56 | 46 | 121 | 56 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 59 | 120 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Carlton Junior Academy 0 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Parkdale Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Haddon Primary and Nursery School 0.9 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Priory Junior School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Phoenix Infant and Nursery School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.