Upper Batley 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/03/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Blenheim Drive, Batley, WF17 0BJ
Website: http://www.ubhs.co.uk
Telephone: 01924326343
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Samantha Vickers
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142406

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 760
Number of Pupils: 702
Number of Boys: 702
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.11 Confidence interval -0.34 to 0.12
Of the 124 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 121 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:22%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:88%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.32
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Batley Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior Infant and Nursery School
Stocks Lane , WF17 8PA
2out of 4 508 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School
Park Road , WF17 5LP
3out of 4 656 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Batley
Upton Street , WF17 8PH
3out of 4 672 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Carlinghow Academy
Ealand Road , Carlinghow WF17 8HT
- not rated 1,064 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Albion Street , WF17 5AH
4out of 4 1,343 yd Academy converter 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 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Boys More About School
Batley Girls High School
Windmill Lane , WF17 0LD
4out of 4 1,606 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Heckmondwike Grammar School
High Street , WF16 0AH
4out of 4 2,867 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road , WF13 4LL
1out of 4 3,233 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bruntcliffe Academy
Bruntcliffe Lane , Morley LS27 0LZ
3out of 4 3,260 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 4 456 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Reach Academy
The Field Hill Centre , Batley Field Hill WF17 0BQ
3out of 4 337 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Engage Academy
Park Road , WF17 5LP
3out of 4 728 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dale House School
Ruby Street , Carlinghow WF17 8HL
- not rated 847 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cambridge Street School
Cambridge Street , WF17 5QW
- not rated 919 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Fairfield School
White Lee Road , WF17 8AS
3out of 4 2,073 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.