Upper Batley High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 11 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Unique reference
- 142406
- Address
- Blenheim Drive, Batley Field Hill, WF17 0BJ
- Website
- http://www.ubhs.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 789 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 52.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.8%
Pakistani 43.1%
Indian 38.5%
Mixed 5.5%
White British 5.1%
Other Asian 3.7%
Other 1.3%
Other White 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
African 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.1
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.04
Local authority average 4.05
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 15 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 2 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
Upper Batley High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 144
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 56
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 160 0 |
| Year 8 | 165 165 0 |
| Year 9 | 162 162 0 |
| Year 10 | 150 150 0 |
| Year 11 | 152 152 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 35.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 16.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 33.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.8% 3.0% |