Batley Girls' High School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Batley, Yorkshire and the Humber WF17 0LD · Kirklees
#166 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#1991 of 4,090 nationally
About Batley Girls' High School
Batley Girls' High School is a academy secondary located in Batley, in the Kirklees local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–19 and is a girls' school. In 2025 it enrolled 1,415 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 49.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in England and 166th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is attainment 8 (59th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (38th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,415; capacity filled 106.2%; grade 4+ english & maths 64.8%; ebacc average points 4.18.
There are 23 schools in Batley; Batley Girls' High School ranks 13th of 22 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)46.9
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)41.4%
- A level points per entry (10%)32.0
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)32.3%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Batley Girls' High School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,415
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 32.3%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 106.2%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 46.9
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 41.4%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 64.8%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.18
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 32.0
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Batley Girls' High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Windmill CofE Primary School
Batley · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
· 147 m away
Birstall Primary Academy
Batley · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
187 students · 933 m away
Batley Grammar School
Batley · Academy all-through · Ages 3–16
980 students · 1.1 km away
Carlinghow Academy
Batley · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
304 students · 1.3 km away
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School
Batley · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
187 students · 1.3 km away
Fieldhead Primary Academy
Batley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
183 students · 1.4 km away
Upper Batley High School
Batley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
784 students · 1.5 km away
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
Batley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
234 students · 1.6 km away
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Batley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
258 students · 1.7 km away
Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy
Batley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
201 students · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,414 students
Salendine Nook High School
Huddersfield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,419 students
The Morley Academy
Leeds · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,410 students
Sirius Academy West
Hull · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,409 students
Ridgewood School
Doncaster · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,425 students
All Saints' Catholic High School
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,404 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Batley Girls' High School a good school?
Batley Girls' High School has a Success Index (England) of 49.4 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #166 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Batley Girls' High School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Batley Girls' High School ranks #166 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #1991 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Batley Girls' High School?
Batley Girls' High School had 1,415 students in 2025.
Is Batley Girls' High School a primary school or a secondary school?
Batley Girls' High School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–19. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Batley Girls' High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Batley Girls' High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.