72%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
54%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
68%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
854.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,046
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 24/11/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKirklees
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of BBG Academy · Secondary · Kirklees
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
72%
-5pp
80%76%72%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
54%
-7pp
64%57%49%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
Attainment 8
46.8
-5.3
52.949.846.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.8
EBacc entry
68%
+7pp
69%39%10%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
EBacc APS
854.3
-93.6
960.7791.7622.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 854.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,046
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
17%
Contact
Address
Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE
Local authority
Kirklees
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 72% | 54% | 46.8 | Not applicable | 68% | 854.3 | 68% | 1,046 |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 61% | 52.1 | +0.48 | 61% | 947.9 | 61% | 1,035 |
| 2022/23 | 74% | 49% | 48.1 | +0.14 | 58% | 843.6 | 58% | 1,022 |
| 2021/22 | 80% | 64% | 52.9 | +0.26 | 57% | 960.7 | 57% | 1,010 |
| 2018/19 | 78% | 54% | 47.6 | +0.24 | 10% | 622.6 | 18% | 917 |
| 2017/18 | 77% | 58% | 49.8 | +0.38 | 17% | 665.5 | 23% | 874 |
| 2016/17 | 82% | 59% | 56.8 | +0.77 | 45% | — | 49% | 791 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,046 | 21.4 | 20% | 1% | 19% | 7% | 17% |
| 2023/24 | 1,035 | 21.0 | 20% | 2% | 19% | 7% | 16% |
| 2022/23 | 1,022 | 21.2 | 18% | 2% | 19% | 6% | 15% |
| 2021/22 | 1,010 | 20.7 | 16% | 2% | 19% | 7% | 17% |
| 2020/21 | 973 | 19.9 | 14% | 2% | 20% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 917 | 19.0 | 13% | 2% | 20% | 4% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | 874 | 17.4 | 13% | 1% | 19% | 4% | 8% |
| 2016/17 | 791 | 18.6 | 11% | 1% | 20% | 4% | 9% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.