How many pupils attend Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy?

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy has 1,325 pupils on roll.

What ages does Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy take?

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

How do I apply to Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy?

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy?

On offer day for 2023-24 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy was 1.524 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy?

When Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order. Previously looked after children from outside of England and Wales who were adopted; 2. Exceptional medical or social need — Children who have an exceptional medical or social need (recommend by the appropriate professional – please read notes and definitions carefully); 3. Sibling — A child who has a sibling who will be attending the school at the proposed date of admission, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 270 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where there are more applications than places available within any one of the above criteria, applications will be allocated to those living closest to the school. The distance will be measured using the same method as the Local Authority. The distance between the child's home and school, measured by a straight line distance from the Ordnance Survey address point of the home to the main entrance to the school building, will be used to decide who is given a place; those living nearest being given the available places. Where two or more applicants live equidistant from the school, as measure by the Local Authority the remaining places will be allocated by random allocation; the process will be independently supervised.

What is the largest ethnic background at Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 74.9% of pupils at Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy

How close did you need to live?

1.524miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2023-24 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order. Previously looked after children from outside of England and Wales who were adopted.
2Exceptional medical or social need — Children who have an exceptional medical or social need (recommend by the appropriate professional – please read notes and definitions carefully)
3Sibling — A child who has a sibling who will be attending the school at the proposed date of admission.
4Priority area — A child who resides within the priority area of the school.
5Other children

If two applications tie: Where there are more applications than places available within any one of the above criteria, applications will be allocated to those living closest to the school. The distance will be measured using the same method as the Local Authority. The distance between the child's home and school, measured by a straight line distance from the Ordnance Survey address point of the home to the main entrance to the school building, will be used to decide who is given a place; those living nearest being given the available places. Where two or more applicants live equidistant from the school, as measure by the Local Authority the remaining places will be allocated by random allocation; the process will be independently supervised.

Multiple births: where a family of multiple births request admission and only one of the siblings can be offered a place, the remaining siblings will also be offered places above the admission number.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.