Upper Batley High School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Batley, Yorkshire and the Humber WF17 0BJ · Kirklees
#186 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#2157 of 4,090 nationally
About Upper Batley High School
Upper Batley High School is a academy secondary located in Batley, in the Kirklees local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–16 and is a boys' school. In 2025 it enrolled 784 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 46.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 186th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (50th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (45th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 784; capacity filled 104.5%; grade 4+ english & maths 67.3%; ebacc average points 4.05.
There are 23 schools in Batley; Upper Batley High School ranks 16th 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%)44.1
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)42%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)29.6%
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 Upper Batley High School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 784
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 104.5%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 44.1
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 42%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 67.3%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.05
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Upper Batley High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Batley Grammar School
Batley · Academy all-through · Ages 3–16
980 students · 418 m away
Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy
Batley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
201 students · 469 m away
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School
Batley · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
196 students · 601 m away
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Batley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
258 students · 615 m away
Cambridge Street School
Batley · Independent secondary · Ages 11–19
177 students · 841 m away
Carlinghow Academy
Batley · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
304 students · 974 m away
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Batley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
238 students · 1.2 km away
Windmill CofE Primary School
Batley · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
· 1.3 km away
Batley Girls' High School
Batley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,415 students · 1.5 km away
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School
Batley · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
230 students · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Stocksbridge High School
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
784 students
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Leeds · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
784 students
Rossett School
Harrogate · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
785 students
Ormiston Maritime Academy
Grimsby · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
786 students
Lightcliffe Academy
Halifax · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
788 students
The St Lawrence Academy
Scunthorpe · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
789 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Upper Batley High School a good school?
Upper Batley High School has a Success Index (England) of 46.2 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #186 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 Upper Batley High School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Upper Batley High School ranks #186 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #2157 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Upper Batley High School?
Upper Batley High School had 784 students in 2025.
Is Upper Batley High School a primary school or a secondary school?
Upper Batley High School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Upper Batley High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Upper Batley High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.