Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Apr 29 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 142825
- Address
- Reevy Road West, Buttershaw, BD6 3PX
- Website
- www.buttershaw.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1415 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44%
- Persistent absence
- 37.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
White British 75%
Mixed 9.4%
Pakistani 5.8%
African 3.3%
Other White 2.3%
Indian 1.3%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.5
Local authority average 40.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.2
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 51 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 53 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 90 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 54 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 4 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 59 |
Admissions
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 280
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 197
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 197
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 281 141 140 |
| Year 8 | 283 133 150 |
| Year 9 | 278 136 142 |
| Year 10 | 290 160 130 |
| Year 11 | 283 149 134 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 71.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 39.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 33.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 10.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 9.0% 5.2% 3.0% |