Batley Grammar School

Carlinghow Hill, Batley, WF17 0AD

980 pupils · 103% of 950 capacity

Phase
All-through
Type
Free schools
Ages
3–16
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Trust
BATLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority
Kirklees
Free school meals
31%

Ofsted

No overall grade (2024)Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework

This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.

Inspected 26 November 2024, published 12 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths77%
Reaching the higher standard7%
Attainment 8 score45.5
Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass)43%
Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass)66.5%
Entering the English Baccalaureate15.8%

Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.

Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place 1.19 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)

Roughly one first choice per place 0.97 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry27327327
Sept 2026 entry137133481137
Sept 2025 entry27317727
Sept 2025 entry133112516133
Sept 2024 entry26276526
Sept 2024 entry131157555131
Sept 2023 entry27337427
Sept 2023 entry129146490129

First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.

Nearby alternatives

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.

Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.