BBG Academy
Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Danielle Williams
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Resilience Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Pupils on roll
- 1,049
- URN
- 138111
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274871225
About this school
BBG Academy is a secondary academy in Birkenshaw. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,049 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected BBG Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 November 2021, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 198 | 199 | 200 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.1 | 52.1 | 46.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.14 -0.06 to +0.33 | +0.48 +0.28 to +0.67 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 61.3% | 54% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 76.9% | 72% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 58% | 61.3% | 68.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How BBG Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.1 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.1 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.8 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,022 |
| 2023/24 | 1,035 |
| 2024/25 | 1,046 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How BBG Academy compares
BBG Academy ranked 11th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.8 | 7.3% | 18.6% | 1,049 | — |
| Tong Leadership Academy | 26.4 | 13.4% | 48.6% | 799 | 1.3 miles |
| Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy | 42.7 | 7.4% | 27.1% | 1,228 | 2.0 miles |
| Batley Girls' High School | 46.9 | 9.8% | 31.1% | 1,415 | 2.0 miles |
| Heckmondwike Grammar School | 80.2 | 3.6% | 5.8% | 1,522 | 2.7 miles |
| Bradford Forster Academy | 32.7 | 10.7% | 48.1% | 892 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.64%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.26%
- Persistent absence
- 16.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tong Leadership Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Cleckheaton
-
Batley Girls' High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Batley
-
Heckmondwike Grammar School2.7 miles
Secondary · Heckmondwike
-
Bradford Forster Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Bradford
Common questions
- What ages does BBG Academy teach?
- BBG Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Birkenshaw.
- Who is the executive headteacher of BBG Academy?
- The executive headteacher of BBG Academy is Miss Danielle Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has BBG Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected BBG Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at BBG Academy?
- BBG Academy has 1,049 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is BBG Academy full?
- BBG Academy has capacity for 1,000 pupils and 1,049 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is BBG Academy a faith school?
- No. BBG Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is BBG Academy a selective school?
- No. BBG Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is BBG Academy part of an academy trust?
- BBG Academy is part of RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have BBG Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.1 in 2022/23 and 46.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does BBG Academy compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- BBG Academy ranked 11th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is BBG Academy's absence rate?
- BBG Academy's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are BBG Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, BBG Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.