Bradford
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Bradford school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 35.3 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 35.3
- Attainment 8
- 24%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.83
- Progress 8
- [-0.99, -0.66]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 243 | 173 | 173 (100%) | 305 |
| September 2025 | 280 | 197 | 197 (100%) | 332 |
| September 2024 | 289 | 239 | 239 (100%) | 423 |
| September 2023 | 293 | 299 | 282 (94%) | 490 |
| September 2022 | 293 | 281 | 277 (99%) | 487 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Bradford’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 271 | 35.3 | — | 24.0% | 5.2% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 282 | 36.6 | — | 31.2% | — | 29.4% | 3.2 |
| 2023/2024 | 290 | 33.0 | -0.83 | 21.4% | — | 29.3% | 2.9 |
| 2022/2023 | 294 | 35.6 | -0.75 | 24.1% | — | 32.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/2022 | 279 | 39.6 | -0.53 | — | — | 29.0% | 3.2 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Bradford for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 142825 |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Andrew Taylor |
| Trust | BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | BD6 3PX |
| Pupils | 1,415 |
| FSM eligible | 44.0% |
Contact and identifiers
Reevy Road West, Buttershaw, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 3PX
www.buttershaw.net1274676285| DfE number | 4029 |
| UKPRN | 10056525 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2016 |
| GIAS updated | 3 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 19 Jun 2025 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 29 Apr 2025 |
| Publication date | 19 Jun 2025 |