BBG Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 24 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Unique reference
- 138111
- Address
- Bradford Road, BD19 4BE
- Website
- http://www.bbgacademy.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1035 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.5%
- Persistent absence
- 14.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.4%
White British 88.3%
Mixed 4.2%
Unclassified 3.6%
Other White 1.3%
Indian 1%
Pakistani 1%
Other Black 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.14
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.1
Local authority average 46.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.26
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 62 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 67 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 198 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 197 |
Admissions
BBG Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 207
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 248
- 2nd preference
- 213
- 3rd preference
- 138
- From another Local Authority
- 82
Offers
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 104 106 |
| Year 8 | 216 111 105 |
| Year 9 | 211 113 98 |
| Year 10 | 199 114 85 |
| Year 11 | 199 101 98 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 85.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 39.0% 31.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 26.0% 17.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 36.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.9% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.2% |