Batley Grammar School is a all-through school located in Batley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 29/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Carlinghow Hill, Batley, WF17 0AD
Website: http://www.batleygrammar.co.uk
Telephone: 01924474980
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Kibble Gary
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137487

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 950
Number of Pupils: 998
Number of Boys: 609
Number of Girls: 389

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0.7
Writing
Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0.1
Maths
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.19 Confidence interval -0.09 to 0.46
Of the 85 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 84 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:38%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.16
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Batley
Upton Street , WF17 8PH
3out of 4 648 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Carlinghow Academy
Ealand Road , Carlinghow WF17 8HT
- not rated 687 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Batley Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior Infant and Nursery School
Stocks Lane , WF17 8PA
2out of 4 750 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School
Park Road , WF17 5LP
3out of 4 1,086 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School
Upper Batley Lane , WF17 0NP
3out of 4 1,100 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Upper Batley High School
Blenheim Drive , Batley Field Hill WF17 0BJ
3out of 4 456 yd Academy sponsor led No Boys More About School
Batley Girls High School
Windmill Lane , WF17 0LD
4out of 4 1,250 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Heckmondwike Grammar School
High Street , WF16 0AH
4out of 4 2,663 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bruntcliffe Academy
Bruntcliffe Lane , Morley LS27 0LZ
3out of 4 3,222 yd Academy sponsor led No 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 0 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 466 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Reach Academy
The Field Hill Centre , Batley Field Hill WF17 0BQ
3out of 4 791 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Engage Academy
Park Road , WF17 5LP
3out of 4 1,147 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cambridge Street School
Cambridge Street , WF17 5QW
- not rated 1,211 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Fairfield School
White Lee Road , WF17 8AS
3out of 4 1,680 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.