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BBG Academy

URN
138111
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
BBG Academy
URN
138111
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

60 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

66

Inspection

50

Admissions Value

57

Destinations

59

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#18 of 24 schools in Kirklees

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for BBG Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for BBG Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
16 January 2022
Inspection date
24 November 2021
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 16 January 2022

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

208

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

574

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

208

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.76×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Kirklees
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Kirklees)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.bbgacademy.com

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Kirklees to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

46.8

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

54.0%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

72.0%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

68.5%

EBacc achievement

Location

BD19 4BE - Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire
Postcode
BD19 4BE
Phone
1274871225
Website
http://www.bbgacademy.com
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Kirklees
Local authority code
382

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 388 schools in Kirklees.

Authority statistics

Total schools

388

Open schools

202

Closed schools

186

Primary schools

259

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    16 January 202224 November 2021-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 16 January 2022
    • School remains Good

      Published
      16 January 2022
      Inspected
      24 November 2021
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    36.2%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 206

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    23.5%

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    89.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    1.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    4.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    5.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    49

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary259 (68.0%)
    • Secondary49 (12.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other73 (19.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Birkenshaw Middle School0 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Birkenshaw County First School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Birkenshaw CofE (Controlled) First School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    Gomersal Church of England Voluntary Controlled Middle School1.7 kmMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Gomersal Primary School1.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Birstall1.7 kmPrimaryClosed
    St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy1.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Westgate Hill First School1.8 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Birkenshaw Middle School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Birkenshaw County First School
      Distance
      1.1 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
      Distance
      1.1 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Birkenshaw CofE (Controlled) First School
      Distance
      1.2 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Kirklees)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Saints Catholic CollegeSecondaryHD2 2JTOpen
    Batley Girls' High SchoolSecondaryWF17 0LDOpen
    Batley Girls' High School - Visual Arts CollegeSecondaryWF17 0LDClosed
    Birkdale High SchoolSecondaryWF13 4JBClosed
    Castle Hall AcademySecondaryWF14 9PHOpen
    • All Saints Catholic College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      HD2 2JT
      Status
      Open
    • Batley Girls' High School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      WF17 0LD
      Status
      Open
    • Batley Girls' High School - Visual Arts College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      WF17 0LD
      Status
      Closed
    • Birkdale High School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      WF13 4JB
      Status
      Closed
  • East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Gomersal Church of England Voluntary Controlled Middle School
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Gomersal Primary School
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Birstall
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Westgate Hill First School
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Castle Hall Academy
    Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    WF14 9PH
    Status
    Open