Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Inadequate
Feb 8 2023 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1454 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
51.6%
Girls
48.4%
First language not English
6.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.8%
Persistent absence
39.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.8%
Mixed 9.9%
Pakistani 4.8%
African 2.4%
Other White 2.1%
Indian 1.2%
Other Asian 0.8%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.75
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.26
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 32%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 24%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 35.6
Local authority average 41
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.91
Local authority average 3.48
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award70
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award48
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award17
Health StudiesTechnical Award74
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award33
Speech & DramaTechnical Award9
Sports StudiesTechnical Award89
TourismTechnical Award54
ArabicGCSE2
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE39
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
289
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
239
2nd preference
72
3rd preference
53
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
239
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
6
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes21.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
299
141
158
Year 8
292
142
150
Year 9
292
163
129
Year 10
280
145
135
Year 11
291
159
132
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
75.0%
84.2%
85.6%
Further education
51.0%
36.1%
35.4%
School sixth form
6.0%
34.9%
36.6%
Sixth form college
18.0%
12.6%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
11.0%
3.6%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
2.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
7.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
2.2%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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