All Saints Catholic College
Voluntary aided school · 899 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.9
Academy sponsor led
BBG Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,049of 1,000 places
- Free school meals
- 17.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 200
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 24 November 2021Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Birkenshaw Middle School (URN 107768, until 1 May 2012).
What the data says
BBG Academy has no sixth form. Of the 198 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 20% moved to a sixth form college, 40% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 69% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.8 against 46.1 across England and 46.4 in Kirklees, with 54% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, BBG Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Kirklees and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | BBG Academy | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 198 | 5,003 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 28% | 16% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 20% | 33% | 13% |
| — further education college | 40% | 35% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | BBG Academy | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.8 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 69% | 38% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 | 4.06 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 23% | 31% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 36.6 | 35.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 49.8 | 51.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 22% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 198 | 99% | 89% | 14% | 20% | 71% |
| Mathematics | 197 | 99% | 88% | 22% | 22% | 79% |
| English Literature | 190 | 95% | 86% | 16% | 21% | 74% |
| French | 137 | 69% | 18% | 18% | 29% | 55% |
| Combined Science | 132 | 66% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 58% |
| Geography | 121 | 61% | 41% | 15% | 25% | 60% |
| Business Studies | 71 | 36% | 18% | 21% | 20% | 77% |
| Biology | 65 | 33% | 23% | 25% | 45% | 88% |
| History | 60 | 30% | 41% | 32% | 26% | 68% |
| Chemistry | 58 | 29% | 23% | 38% | 47% | 98% |
| Physics | 57 | 28% | 23% | 26% | 46% | 98% |
| Photography | 37 | 19% | 6% | 30% | 19% | 95% |
| Physical Education | 35 | 18% | 11% | 37% | 24% | 100% |
| Sociology | 33 | 17% | 4% | 6% | 21% | 64% |
| Art and Design | 27 | 14% | 7% | 41% | 24% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 27 | 14% | 13% | 7% | 30% | 44% |
| Psychology | 26 | 13% | 3% | 42% | 22% | 77% |
| 3D Design | 17 | 9% | 2% | 41% | 16% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 12 | 6% | 8% | 25% | 21% | 75% |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 4% | 31% | 13% | 32% | 50% |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance / Accounting (General) | 38 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 30 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 9 | — | — |
| Tourism | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Kirklees
Batley Girls' High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,415 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
Batley Grammar School
Free schools · 980 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.5
Castle Hall Academy
Academy converter · 863 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
Colne Valley High School
Academy sponsor led · 1,360 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.4
Heckmondwike Grammar School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,522 pupils
97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 80.2
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.