Batley Girls' High SchoolBatley Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Batley.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Batley Girls' High School and Batley Grammar School in Batley.
Batley Girls' High School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Batley Grammar School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Batley Girls' High School is ahead on our composite score.
Batley Girls' High School was judged the expected standard and Batley Grammar School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.2 for Batley Girls' High School and 43.5 for Batley Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Batley Girls' High School (49.0 in 2021-22, 45.2 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Batley Grammar School (47.9 in 2021-22, 43.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BatleyBatley Girls' High School | BatleyBatley Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 27 in Kirklees Stronger figure | 19th of 27 in Kirklees | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | All-through | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 3-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,415 | 980 | |
| Capacity | 1,333 | 950 | |
| Location | Batley, WF17 0LD | Batley, WF17 0AD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.2 Stronger figure | 43.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37.5% | 43.7% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58.6% | 66.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 232 | 151 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 77.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 63 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 32.0 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.6 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 12.9% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,371 | 998 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 31.1% | 29.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 40.4% | 47.2% | |
| SEN support | 12.8% | 11.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.9% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.8% | 8.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.8% | 23.2% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Batley Girls' High School
Batley Grammar School
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