Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy, Bradford

In its own words: "We are delighted to extend a very warm welcome to our happy, ambitious and vibrant school. We are very proud of what we all achieve together to ensure that all in the BBEC family stay safe, achieve well and enjoy fantastic experiences."

In 2026, pupils at Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 35.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.6 in Bradford and 47 across England.

24% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Bradford and 47% in England.

That is down from 36.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.83: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 26.1, against 42.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 173 families put Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy as their first choice and 305 named it as one of their preferences, for 243 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy are Co-op Academy Grange (0.9 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 30.1); Dixons Kings Academy (1.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.7); Dixons City Academy (1.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.5); and Appleton Academy (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36).

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy is one of 21 schools run by Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.6 in 2024/25.

64 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy (as of September 2025): 64% would recommend the school, 78% say their child is happy there and 54% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (78%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (54%).

Of the 290 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 77% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 61% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

46.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%), Mixed (9%) and Asian (8%).

In 2026, 240 pupils (18.1%) received SEN support and 84 (6.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Low Moor Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Buttershaw BEC, 100 metres away.

In 2024/25, Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy issued 2731 suspensions, 193 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 23 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy are Reevy Hill Primary School (0.2 miles), Farfield Primary and Nursery School (0.3 miles), St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles) and St Paul's CofE Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.