BBG Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 23 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
- 1046 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.3%
White British 88.8%
Unclassified 3.8%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 1.1%
Indian 1.1%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 69%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.7
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.26
Local authority average 4.05
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 27 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 65 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 71 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 198 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 190 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 12 |
Admissions
BBG Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 266
- 2nd preference
- 177
- 3rd preference
- 108
- From another Local Authority
- 71
Offers
- 1st preference
- 206
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 213 110 103 |
| Year 8 | 210 103 107 |
| Year 9 | 213 111 102 |
| Year 10 | 210 110 100 |
| Year 11 | 200 114 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 84.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 35.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 16.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 20.0% 33.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.8% 3.0% |