Batley Girls' High SchoolBBG Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Batley Girls' High School and BBG Academy are secondary schools.
Batley Girls' High School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and BBG Academy scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). BBG Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Batley Girls' High School was judged the expected standard and BBG Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.9 for Batley Girls' High School and 46.8 for BBG Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Batley Girls' High School (49.0 in 2021-22, 46.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at BBG Academy (52.9 in 2021-22, 46.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BatleyBatley Girls' High School | BirkenshawBBG Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100 | C65/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 9th of 27 in Kirklees | 5th of 27 in Kirklees Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,371 | 1,046 | |
| Capacity | 1,333 | 1,000 | |
| Location | Batley, WF17 0LD | Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.9 Stronger figure | 46.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41.4% | 54.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64.8% | 72.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 57.7% | 68.5% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | 4.27 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 227 | 200 | |
| 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 | 1,046 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 31.1% | 18.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 40.4% | 1.4% | |
| SEN support | 12.8% | 17.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.9% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.8% | 7.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.8% | 16.6% 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
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