Batley Grammar School

Free schools · Primary school · Batley, Kirklees
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Composite score
58.2

Batley Grammar School at a glance

Located in Batley, Kirklees, Batley Grammar School is an all-through school, classified by the DfE as a free school. The school educates roughly 998 pupils aged 3 to 16. 77% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 22.0 percentage points year on year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 45.5, broadly in line with the national average of 46. On our composite score, Batley Grammar School ranks in the top 30% of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 43% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. Batley Grammar School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#4,463
National rank
#429
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#16
In Kirklees
Top 30%
Nationally

Primary performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
77%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)

Batley Grammar School is an all-through school covering ages 3–16, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.

#1,620
National rank
#151
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#14
In Kirklees
Top 51%
Nationally
Attainment 8 score
45.5
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
43%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
66%
% EBacc grade 5+
8%
EBacc average points score
3.85

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 998 % FSM ever-6 29.5% % EAL 47.2% Age range 3–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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