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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 20 March 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry262 applications · 144 places offered · 134 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2025 1.9; Kirklees median median 2.0
- 2024 1.9; Kirklees median median 2.2
- 2023 1.7; Kirklees median median 2.0
- 2022 1.5; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2021 1.3; Kirklees median median 2.1
- 2020 1.8; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2019 1.4; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2018 1.4; Kirklees median median 1.9
- 2017 1.3; Kirklees median median 1.8
- 2016 1.3; Kirklees median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2015 0.9; Kirklees median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 1.4; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Kirklees median
Dashed bars: as Upper Batley High School (URN 107767), the previous school.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 144 | 262 | 1.8 | 134 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 144 | 273 | 1.9 | 171 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2024 | 144 | 270 | 1.9 | 134 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 | 157 | 263 | 1.7 | 140 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2022 | 157 | 236 | 1.5 | 131 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2021 | 158 | 203 | 1.3 | 93 | 0.59 |
| Sep 2020 | 150 | 262 | 1.8 | 97 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2019 | 158 | 223 | 1.4 | 109 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2018 | 153 | 206 | 1.4 | 103 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2017 | 148 | 189 | 1.3 | 100 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2016 * | 108 | 141 | 1.3 | 60 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2015 * | 170 | 155 | 0.9 | 65 | 0.38 |
| Sep 2014 * | 113 | 160 | 1.4 | 63 | 0.56 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 147 | 43.4 | 43% | 63% | – |
| 2024/25 | 150 | 44.1 | 42% | 67% | – |
| 2023/24 | 161 | 45.5 | 47% | 70% | +0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 150 | 43.8 | 41% | 64% | +0.04 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Upper Batley High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.8applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
- 0.4 km · KirkleesGraded · no overall grade20243.5applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · KirkleesGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · Kirklees20262.8applications per place 78.9Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.0 km · KirkleesGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 34.9Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · LeedsGraded · no overall grade20242.4applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · LeedsGraded · no overall grade20243.2applications per place 55.1Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · Kirklees20261.8applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · KirkleesGood20222.1applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 142406 · 382/4005
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 750 pupils · 784 on roll
- Free school meals
- 29.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2016
- Replaced
- Upper Batley High School (URN 107767)
- Address
- Blenheim Drive, Batley Field Hill, Batley, WF17 0BJ
- Local authority
- Kirklees
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources