Upper Batley High School
Blenheim Drive, Batley Field Hill, Batley, WF17 0BJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- BATLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Aman Singh Kang
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Batley Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 784
- URN
- 142406
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924326343
About this school
Upper Batley High School is a boys' secondary academy in Batley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 784 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 150 | 161 | 150 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.8 | 45.5 | 44.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.04 -0.19 to +0.28 | +0.12 -0.10 to +0.35 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 46.6% | 42% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 70.2% | 67.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 64% | 47.8% | 48% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
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 Upper Batley 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 | 43.8 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.5 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.1 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 770 |
| 2023/24 | 801 |
| 2024/25 | 789 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Upper Batley High School compares
Upper Batley High School ranked 17th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.1 | 8.8% | 28.3% | 784 | — |
| Batley Girls' High School | 46.9 | 9.8% | 31.1% | 1,415 | 0.9 miles |
| Heckmondwike Grammar School | 80.2 | 3.6% | 5.8% | 1,522 | 1.6 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy | 34.8 | 12% | 43.5% | 992 | 1.8 miles |
| Bruntcliffe Academy | 46 | 9.7% | 26.1% | 1,361 | 1.9 miles |
| The Morley Academy | 54.6 | 7.1% | 22.2% | 1,410 | 1.9 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)
- 28.26%
- English as an additional language
- 52.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.77%
- Persistent absence
- 24.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Batley Girls' High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Batley
-
Heckmondwike Grammar School1.6 miles
Secondary · Heckmondwike
-
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Dewsbury
-
Bruntcliffe Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
The Morley Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Leeds
Other schools in Batley
- Batley Girls' 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 year groups does Upper Batley High School teach?
- Upper Batley High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Batley.
- Who is the headteacher of Upper Batley High School?
- The headteacher of Upper Batley High School is Mr Aman Singh Kang, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Upper Batley High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Upper Batley 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 big is Upper Batley High School?
- Upper Batley High School has 784 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Upper Batley High School full?
- Upper Batley High School has capacity for 750 pupils and 784 on roll (105%), 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 Upper Batley High School a faith school?
- No. Upper Batley High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Upper Batley High School a selective school?
- No. Upper Batley High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Upper Batley High School?
- Upper Batley 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 Upper Batley High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.8 in 2022/23 and 44.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Upper Batley High School rank locally?
- Upper Batley High School ranked 17th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Upper Batley High School's absence rate?
- Upper Batley High School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Upper Batley High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Upper Batley 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 2 July 2026.