Bruntcliffe Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 23 2023 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
Leeds
Unique reference
142056
Address
Bruntcliffe Lane, Morley, LS27 0LZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1365 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
52.1%
Girls
47.9%
First language not English
6.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.2%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.5%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 4.2%
African 2.1%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other Asian 1.3%
Chinese 1.2%
Indian 1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.66
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.12
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 51%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 48%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 50
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.4
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award19
Sports StudiesTechnical Award50
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award20
Engineering StudiesTechnical Award1
Health StudiesTechnical Award27
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award39
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE45
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE20
BiologyGCSE29
ChemistryGCSE27
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Bruntcliffe Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
276
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
219
2nd preference
295
3rd preference
173
From another Local Authority
153
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
211
2nd preference
60
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
64
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
282
135
147
Year 8
282
160
122
Year 9
278
148
130
Year 10
276
139
137
Year 11
247
129
118
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
79.0%
84.9%
86.5%
Further education
46.0%
33.1%
34.7%
School sixth form
23.0%
36.3%
37.9%
Sixth form college
9.0%
14.7%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
Entering employment
10.0%
3.7%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.3%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
6.8%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.3%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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