Bruntcliffe Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
School rating
Good
Nov 26 2024 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
1374 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
6.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.7%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81%
Mixed 4.9%
Other White 4%
Unclassified 2.4%
Pakistani 1.5%
Other Asian 1.5%
African 1.5%
Chinese 1.5%
Indian 0.9%
Other 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 74%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 44%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.05
Local authority average 4.1
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award104
Health StudiesTechnical Award56
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award21
Sports StudiesTechnical Award81
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE59
BiologyGCSE31
Business Studies:SingleGCSE1
ChemistryGCSE29
ChineseGCSE33
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE263
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bruntcliffe Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
261
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
244
2nd preference
235
3rd preference
172
From another Local Authority
140
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
244
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
71
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
273
140
133
Year 8
282
136
146
Year 9
279
157
122
Year 10
266
141
125
Year 11
274
141
133
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
83.8%
85.5%
Further education
42.0%
36.0%
36.9%
School sixth form
29.0%
32.9%
35.2%
Sixth form college
11.0%
14.5%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
2.2%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.2%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
6.7%
5.7%
Destination unknown
4.0%
4.2%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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