Batley Grammar School

Type Other schools / Free schools
Age Range 3-16
Religion Unknown
Address Carlinghow Hill
Batley
West Yorkshire
WF17 0AD
Phone 01924474980
Reference Number 137487

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1006
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.76%
Girls: 43.24%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 28.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 47.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 10 20 30
2 18 12 30
3 16 14 30
4 16 15 31
5 21 9 30
6 15 16 31
7 89 73 162
8 85 74 159
9 83 76 159
10 99 59 158
11 101 58 159

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 30.4%
White, British 23.8%
Indian 20.8%
Unclassified 9.2%
Mixed, Other 5.1%
White & Asian 4%
White, Other 2.1%
Asian, Other 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
African 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2025-01-13
Date Description Report
2024-11-26 School inspection School inspection
2018-09-26 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-01-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-04-23 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-01-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 45.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 64.3% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 65% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103 Unlock Unlock
Maths 105 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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Writing 0.7 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.2 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 16 1
Third Preference 22 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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2024 Admissions

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Second Preference 265 22
Third Preference 130 1
From another Local Authority 6 0

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Upton Street, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8PH
0.37 miles
Carlinghow Academy
Ealand Road, Carlinghow, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8HT
0.39 miles
Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy
Stocks Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8PA
0.43 miles
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School
Park Road, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 5LP
0.62 miles
Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School
Upper Batley Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0NP
0.63 miles
Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School
Healey Lane, Healey, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8BN
0.93 miles
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Albion Street, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 5AH
0.96 miles
Birstall Primary Academy
Chapel Lane, Birstall, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 9EE
1.01 miles
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School
Purlwell Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 7PE
1.02 miles
Manorfield Infant and Nursery School
Manor Way, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 7DQ
1.04 miles
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor
Leeds Old Road, Heckmondwike, WF16 9BB
1.07 miles
Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Staincliffe Hall Road, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 7QX
1.09 miles
Hyrstmount Junior School
Highcliffe Road, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 7NS
1.15 miles
Warwick Road Primary School
Warwick Road, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 6BS
1.33 miles
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School
Fieldhead Lane, Birstall, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 9HN
1.34 miles
Heckmondwike Primary Academy
Cawley Lane, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 0AN
1.36 miles
Mill Lane Primary School
Mill Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 6EG
1.36 miles
Lydgate Junior and Infant School
Lydgate Road, Soothill, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 6EY
1.45 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Healds Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4HY
1.46 miles
Carlton Junior and Infant School
Upper Road, Batley Carr, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2DQ
1.48 miles
Name Distance
Upper Batley High School
Blenheim Drive, Batley Field Hill, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0BJ
0.26 miles
Cambridge Street School
Cambridge Street, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 5QW
0.69 miles
Batley Girls' High School
Windmill Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0LD
0.71 miles
Fairfield School
White Lee Road, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8AS
0.96 miles
Brian Jackson College
Vision House, Units 1 - 6 Grove Mills, High Street, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 0AD
1.49 miles
Heckmondwike Grammar School
High Street, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 0AH
1.51 miles
The Branch Christian School
Dewsbury Gospel Church, West Park Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LA
1.72 miles
Bruntcliffe Academy
Bruntcliffe Lane, Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 0LZ
1.83 miles
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LL
1.93 miles
The Morley Academy
Fountain Street, Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 0PD
1.96 miles
Westborough High School
Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2JE
2 miles
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7DW
2.19 miles
Woodkirk Academy
Rein Road, Tingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 1JQ
2.32 miles
BBG Academy
Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire, BD19 4BE
2.59 miles
Spen Valley High School
Roberttown Lane, Liversedge, West Yorkshire, WF15 7LX
2.61 miles
Rida Girls High School
39 Warren Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9LX
2.68 miles
Madni Academy
40-42 Scarborough Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9AY
2.78 miles
Highfield School
Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9BS
2.92 miles
Rida Boys High School
2 Chapel Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9NQ
3.23 miles
Ravenshall School
Ravensthorpe Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9EE
3.35 miles
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