BBG Academy (formerly Birkenshaw Middle School) is a
mixed secondary school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...
located in
Birkenshaw,
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...
, England.
Birkenshaw
Middle School
Middle school, also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school, is an educational stage between primary school and secondary school.
Afghanistan
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was a
community school administered by
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council. The school educated pupils aged 9 to 13. A long campaign was established by parents to retain the school when the council announced plans to close it, which resulted in the school converting to
academy status in 2012. The school (now named BBG Academy) then changed the age range of pupils to become an 11 to 16 secondary school.
In March 2016 the school was inspected by Ofsted and achieved a "Good" in all areas.
References
External links
BBG Academy official website
Secondary schools in Kirklees
Academies in Kirklees
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