Batley Girls High School is a secondary school located in Batley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 10/10/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Windmill Lane, Batley, WF17 0LD
Website: http://www.batleygirls.co.uk/
Telephone: 01924350080
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: David Cooper
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137424

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1333
Number of Pupils: 1337
Number of Boys: 0
Number of Girls: 1337

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.69 Confidence interval 0.51 to 0.88
Of the 186 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 184 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:62%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:57%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:51.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.62
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School
Upper Batley Lane , WF17 0NP
3out of 4 161 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Birstall Primary Academy
Chapel Lane , Birstall WF17 9EE
3out of 4 1,019 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Carlinghow Academy
Ealand Road , Carlinghow WF17 8HT
- not rated 1,412 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School
Fieldhead Lane , Birstall WF17 9HN
3out of 4 1,422 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Fieldhead Primary Academy
Charlotte Close , Birstall WF17 9BX
3out of 4 1,501 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Batley Girls High School
Windmill Lane , WF17 0LD
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Upper Batley High School
Blenheim Drive , Batley Field Hill WF17 0BJ
3out of 4 1,606 yd Academy sponsor led No Boys More About School
Bruntcliffe Academy
Bruntcliffe Lane , Morley LS27 0LZ
3out of 4 2,486 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Morley Academy
Fountain Street , Morley LS27 0PD
4out of 4 3,069 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Batley Grammar School
Carlinghow Hill , WF17 0AD
3out of 4 1,250 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dale House School
Ruby Street , Carlinghow WF17 8HL
- not rated 1,347 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Fairfield School
White Lee Road , WF17 8AS
3out of 4 1,901 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
Reach Academy
The Field Hill Centre , Batley Field Hill WF17 0BQ
3out of 4 1,918 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Engage Academy
Park Road , WF17 5LP
3out of 4 2,332 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cambridge Street School
Cambridge Street , WF17 5QW
- not rated 2,460 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.