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BBG Academy

Academy · Secondary, ages 11 to 16 · Mixed

Part of RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE

01274 871225 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 9 March 2016; confirmed 2021
Grade 5 or above in English and maths54%England 45% · 2024/25
Pupils1,049Room for 1,000
First-choice applications per place1.3264 for 204 places, September 2026

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 9 March 2016.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Outcomes for pupilsGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Leadership and managementGood
SafeguardingEffective

Since then, a shorter ungraded inspection on 24 November 2021: Ofsted found the school was still Good.

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Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.

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Results

GCSEs (key stage 4, age 16), 2024/25

200 pupils in this year group.

54% — 8 points above the Kirklees average, and 9 points above the England average.

MeasureThis schoolKirkleesEngland
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 54% 47% 45%
Attainment 8 scoreAverage of each pupil's grades across 8 GCSE-level subjects, with English and maths counted twice. Around 50 means grade 5s on average. 46.8 46.4 46.1
EBacc average point scoreAverage points across the English Baccalaureate subjects: English, maths, sciences, a language and history or geography. 4.3 4.1 4.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths, over time
40% 50% 60% 70% England 2022/23: 45%England 2023/24: 46%England 2024/25: 45% This school 2022/23: 49%This school 2023/24: 61%This school 2024/25: 54% This school England 45% 2022/23 49% 2023/24 61% 2024/25 54%

Progress 8 isn't shown. DfE didn't publish it for 2024/25 because this year group's key stage 2 tests in 2020 were cancelled, and older progress scores aren't comparable.

Source: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25. England figures are for state-funded schools.

After Year 11

Where pupils went next. DfE measures this for pupils who finished in an earlier year, so these figures describe a previous year group.

198 pupils in this year group.

94% — 2 points above the Kirklees average, and 2 points above the England average.

Where pupils went after Year 11
This school 28%20%40%
England 34%13%37%
MeasureThis schoolKirkleesEngland
Stayed in education, an apprenticeship or workPupils recorded in sustained education, apprenticeship or employment in the year after finishing Year 11. 94% 92% 92%
School sixth form 28% 16% 34%
Sixth form college 20% 33% 13%
Further education college 40% 35% 37%
Apprenticeship 4% 5% 3%
Work 1% 2% 3%

Stayed in education, an apprenticeship or work, over time

2023/242024/25
93%94%

Source: DfE key stage 4 destination measures, 2024/25 performance tables. England figures are for state-funded schools.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Kirklees. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.

How hard is it to get in?

For the September 2026 intake there were about 1.5 first-choice applications for every place.

Places offered204
Families who put it first264
Of those, offered a place198 (75%)
Families who listed it at all572

First-choice applications per place: 2024: 1.2 · 2025: 1.3 · 2026: 1.3

This isn't your chance of getting a place. That depends on the school's admissions rules (for example siblings, distance or faith) and where you live. Source: DfE applications and offers, September 2026 intake.

Admissions dates and schools in Kirklees

Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolKirkleesEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years
 18.6% 29.7%* 28.9%
With an education, health and care plan
 3.1% 3.2%* 3.1%
Receiving special educational needs support
 17.3% 13.7%* 13.4%
English as an additional language
 1.4% 20.4%* 19.2%
Overall absence (sessions missed)
 7.3% 8.0%* 8.4%
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
 16.6% 21.6%* 23.4%
Suspensions per 100 pupils
 36.0 26.5 21.2
Pupils suspended at least once
 14.4% 8.3% 7.3%
Pupils permanently excluded0 pupils 0.00% 0.21% 0.23%
Pupils per teacher
 18.5 17.1 16.7
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff)
 12.7 11.5 11.8
Teachers who left during the year
 15.4% 14.4%* 14.2%*

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is BBG Academy's Ofsted rating?

BBG Academy was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 9 March 2016. At a shorter ungraded inspection in 24 November 2021, Ofsted found the school was still Good.

How did BBG Academy do in its GCSEs?

In 2024/25, 54% of pupils grade 5 or above in English and maths, 9 points above the England average of 45%.

Is BBG Academy oversubscribed?

For the September 2026 intake, 264 families put BBG Academy as their first choice for 204 places: about 1.5 first-choice applications for every place. 198 of those families were offered a place. Whether you get a place depends on the school's admissions rules and where you live.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.