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Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy

Bradford, BD6 3PXSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Requires improvement
Apr 2025
Progress 8
-0.83
Well below average
−20+2
Competition
0.7×
Not oversubscribed
197 1st-choice / 280 places
Ranking
#2,943
of 3,141 nationally

About Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy is a mixed, non-denominational secondary school in Bradford, serving 1,415 pupils aged 11 to 16. In a local authority with 39 secondary schools, it ranks 31st for Progress 8, placing it in the bottom half of Bradford’s state secondaries. The top-performing peers in the area — Dixons Trinity Academy, Feversham Girls’ Secondary Academy, and Dixons Cottingley Academy — all achieve positive Progress 8 scores, while Buttershaw’s score of -0.83 sits well below the local authority average of -0.19. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, judged it as Requires Improvement across all graded areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This marks an improvement from its previous inspection in February 2023, when it was rated Inadequate. The nearest school rated Outstanding is Dixons Kings Academy, 2.8 kilometres away.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressReevy Road West, Bradford, Bradford, BD6 3PX
HeadteacherAndrew Taylor
Local AuthorityBradford
Number of Pupils1,415
Free School Meals (FSM)44.0%
School Capacity1,415 / 1,610 (88% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Apr 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 19 Jun 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

12
TheatrePlaying FieldsMusic RoomsArt StudiosDining HallTennis CourtsGymnasiumAstro TurfSixth Form CentreLibraryScience LabsSports Hall

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

14

Sports

AthleticsBadmintonRowingCross CountryTennisHockeyCricket

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirFilm ClubArt ClubOrchestraDebateEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:00

Source: buttershaw.net. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.