Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
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, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 273 in 2021 to 173 in 2026, while places went from 290 to 243.
Across Bradford, 78% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 94% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Bradford lodged 756 appeals against secondary school offers; 583 reached a hearing and 78 succeeded (13.4% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 243 | 173 | 305 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 280 | 197 | 332 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 289 | 239 | 423 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 293 | 299 | 490 | 1.0 | 17 |
| 2022 | 293 | 281 | 487 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 290 | 273 | 476 | 0.9 | 9 |
| 2020 | 281 | 237 | 452 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2019 | 275 | 239 | 486 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2018 | 289 | 217 | 449 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 270 | 243 | 487 | 0.9 | 2 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.