Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Bradford (Bradford).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
We are delighted to extend a very warm welcome to our happy, ambitious and vibrant school. We are very proud of what we all achieve together to ensure that all in the BBEC family stay safe, achieve well and enjoy fantastic experiences.
Our shared vision for BBEC describes the way we work with all of our students to produce productive and caring adults of the future at BBEC we will all work to ensure that our students will be the best they can be and can achieve great things. They will be ambitious , resilient and determined in their learning and respectful, courteous and kind in their relationships.
We will thus prepare our students to lead safe , happy and successful lives. BBEC is a values-driven school. Our four values of Ambition , Resilience , Courtesy and Kindness describe how all in the BBEC family work together every day, how we challenge ourselves to produce our very best work and how we treat each other well. We show we care about those around us
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Drama
- Photography
- Stem
- Reading Plus
- Seneca Learning
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 142825
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (10 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Day | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keira Priestley | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Taffy Brown | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Anna Krywyszyn | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Hilary Ellis | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Peter Jenson | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Toni Denton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Julia Wilcox | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Thomas Hainsworth | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Headteacher Andrew Taylor | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Henry Carter Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Malachi Swen Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mohammed Wahajuddin Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Simon Hume Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Julie Benn Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Neil Margerison Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record