Batley Girls' High SchoolUpper Batley High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Batley.
Summary of the comparison
Batley Girls' High School and Upper Batley High School are secondary schools in Batley.
Batley Girls' High School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Upper Batley High School scores 59 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 Upper Batley High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.9 for Batley Girls' High School and 44.1 for Upper Batley High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Batley Girls' High School (49.0 in 2021-22, 46.9 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Upper Batley High School (45.6 in 2021-22, 44.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BatleyBatley Girls' High School | BatleyUpper Batley High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100Stronger figure | C59/100 | |
| Local ranking | 9th of 27 in Kirklees Stronger figure | 13th of 27 in Kirklees | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,371 | 789 | |
| Capacity | 1,333 | 750 | |
| Location | Batley, WF17 0LD | Batley, WF17 0BJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.9 Stronger figure | 44.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41.4% | 42.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64.8% | 67.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 57.7% Stronger figure | 48.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 Stronger figure | 4.05 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 227 | 150 | |
| 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 | 789 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 31.1% | 28.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 40.4% | 52.9% | |
| SEN support | 12.8% | 14.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.9% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.8% | 8.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.8% | 24.6% 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
Upper Batley High School
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