Batley Girls' High School
Windmill Lane, Batley, WF17 0LD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- BATLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Co-Heads
- Gary Kibble
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Batley Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,333
- Pupils on roll
- 1,415
- URN
- 137424
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924350080
About this school
Batley Girls' High School is a girls' secondary academy in Batley. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,415 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Batley Girls' High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 214 | 233 | 227 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.8 | 46.9 | 46.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.42 +0.23 to +0.61 | +0.23 +0.04 to +0.41 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 42.9% | 41.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 65.7% | 64.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 58% | 50.6% | 57.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Batley Girls' High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.8 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.9 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.9 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,375 |
| 2023/24 | 1,376 |
| 2024/25 | 1,371 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Batley Girls' High School compares
Batley Girls' High School ranked 9th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.9 | 9.8% | 31.1% | 1,415 | — |
| Upper Batley High School | 44.1 | 8.8% | 28.3% | 784 | 0.9 miles |
| Bruntcliffe Academy | 46 | 9.7% | 26.1% | 1,361 | 1.4 miles |
| The Morley Academy | 54.6 | 7.1% | 22.2% | 1,410 | 1.7 miles |
| Heckmondwike Grammar School | 80.2 | 3.6% | 5.8% | 1,522 | 1.9 miles |
| BBG Academy | 46.8 | 7.3% | 18.6% | 1,049 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.08%
- English as an additional language
- 40.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.77%
- Persistent absence
- 30.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Upper Batley High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Batley
-
Bruntcliffe Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
The Morley Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Heckmondwike Grammar School1.9 miles
Secondary · Heckmondwike
-
BBG Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Birkenshaw
Other schools in Batley
- Upper Batley High School Secondary
- Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Birstall Primary Academy Primary
- Carlinghow Academy Primary
- Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Fieldhead Primary Academy Primary
- Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary
- Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hyrstmount Junior School Primary
- Lydgate Junior and Infant School Primary
- Manorfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Mill Lane Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Batley Girls' High School teach?
- Batley Girls' High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Batley.
- Who is the co-heads of Batley Girls' High School?
- The co-heads of Batley Girls' High School is Gary Kibble, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Batley Girls' High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Batley Girls' High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Batley Girls' High School?
- Batley Girls' High School has 1,415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Batley Girls' High School full?
- Batley Girls' High School has capacity for 1,333 pupils and 1,415 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Batley Girls' High School a faith school?
- No. Batley Girls' High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Batley Girls' High School a selective school?
- No. Batley Girls' High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Batley Girls' High School part of an academy trust?
- Batley Girls' High School is part of BATLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Batley Girls' High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.8 in 2022/23 and 46.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Batley Girls' High School compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Batley Girls' High School ranked 9th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Batley Girls' High School's absence rate?
- Batley Girls' High School's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Batley Girls' High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Batley Girls' High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.