Upper Batley High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Batley, Kirklees
Upper Batley High School is a secondary school in Batley, Kirklees for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Blenheim Drive, Batley Field Hill, Batley, WF17 0BJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 784 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Upper Batley High School benefit greatly from an education that supports their academic and wider personal development.”
- “They are proud to attend the school.”
- “Parents greatly appreciate the school’s work to support the all-round development of their children.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, curriculums do not take full account of what pupils already know.”
- “Pupils are retaught things that they already know and can do.”
- “This limits the time that pupils spend learning more complex skills and knowledge as they move through school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 134 first-preference applications, 144 offers in total, 121 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2019 to 2026, as Kirklees published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kirklees.
- Batley Girls' High School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Heckmondwike Grammar School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Westborough High School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manor Croft Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Spen Valley High School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- BBG Academy 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Castle Hall Academy 3.5 mi Good Last distance published