St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Batley is a primary 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 08/07/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Upton Street, Batley, WF17 8PH
Website: http://www.stmarysbatley.co.uk
Telephone: 01924472273
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola Grant
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107732

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/07/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 300
Number of Pupils: 318
Number of Boys: 164
Number of Girls: 154

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4 to -0.4
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.5
Maths
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.9 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Flatts Nursery School
Ashworth Green , WF13 2SU 		4out of 4 2,960 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

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 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Batley Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior Infant and Nursery School
Stocks Lane , WF17 8PA 		2out of 4 386 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Carlinghow Academy
Ealand Road , Carlinghow WF17 8HT 		- not rated 705 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School
Park Road , WF17 5LP 		3out of 4 917 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School
Healey Lane , WF17 8BN 		1out of 4 1,157 yd Academy sponsor led Yes 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 4 672 yd Academy sponsor led No Boys More About School
Batley Girls High School
Windmill Lane , WF17 0LD 		4out of 4 1,849 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Heckmondwike Grammar School
High Street , WF16 0AH 		4out of 4 2,204 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road , WF13 4LL 		1out of 4 2,749 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Westborough High School
Stockhill Street , WF13 2JE 		3out of 4 2,868 yd Foundation school 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 4 648 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 585 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cambridge Street School
Cambridge Street , WF17 5QW 		- not rated 738 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Reach Academy
The Field Hill Centre , Batley Field Hill WF17 0BQ 		3out of 4 822 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Engage Academy
Park Road , WF17 5LP 		3out of 4 934 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fairfield School
White Lee Road , WF17 8AS 		3out of 4 1,614 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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