Upper Batley High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Boys · Kirklees
Blenheim Drive, Batley, WF17 0BJ
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
24.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
784
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
133 of 171 families who put it first got an offer
144
Places offered
273
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 171 | 133 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 56 | 9 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 46 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Total | 273 | 144 | 53% |
1st preference success by year
Kirklees lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Aman Singh Kang
- Address
- Blenheim Drive, Batley Field Hill, Batley, WF17 0BJ
- Phone
- 01924326343
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward / constituency
- Batley East · Dewsbury and Batley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142406
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 49% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BATLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
784 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 June 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 810 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.12 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 48% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.05 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 150 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 150 | 15% | 55% | 79% | |
| English Language | 150 | 5% | 35% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 143 | 6% | 51% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 116 | 18% | 47% | 68% | |
| Geography | 95 | 11% | 37% | 54% | |
| Design & Technology | 59 | 8% | 37% | 63% | |
| Business | 58 | 3% | 21% | 45% | |
| Art and Design | 58 | 0% | 29% | 67% | |
| French | 56 | 9% | 29% | 46% | |
| History | 36 | 8% | 42% | 47% | |
| Biology | 30 | 63% | 93% | 97% | |
| Physics | 30 | 60% | 93% | 97% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kirklees council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.