Search:
Want to chat? The Schools Guide's AI consultant is here to help
Bruntcliffe Academy is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,270 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In March 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of The GORSE Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include The Morley Academy, The Farnley Academy, The Ruth Gorse Academy, John Smeaton Academy and Boston Spa Academy.)
Particular strengths include Progress, Attainment, Admissions and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Destinations, Finances and Environment.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
Choose what matters most to you with the menus below. By default, all indicators are set to ‘Relevant’ and are weighted equally in calculating overall scores for each school. Choose ‘Important’ for higher priorities and ‘Unimportant’ or ‘Ignore’ for lower priorities.
Other schools nearby
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | The Morley Academy | |
| 1.4 | Batley Girls High School | |
| 1.7 | Woodkirk Academy | |
| 1.8 | Batley Grammar School | |
| 1.9 | Upper Batley High School | |
| 2.6 | The Farnley Academy | |
| 2.7 | Cockburn School | |
| 2.9 | BBG Academy | |
| 3.3 | Heckmondwike Grammar School | |
| 3.5 | Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy | |
| 3.5 | Dixons Unity Academy | |
| 3.5 | Tong Leadership Academy |
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Progress: Excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: Above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.
Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are poor. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is roughly average.
Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low. Show details
Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.
Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
No A-level data
Further information about this school
If you are from this school and have a comment or correction then please write to us: [email protected]