Best Schools in Batley

How many schools are there in Batley?

Batley has 27 open schools: 20 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 2 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Batley are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Batley was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Batley Girls' High School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 20 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Batley Girls' High School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Batley get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Batley with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Batley Girls' High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 45.2 and 38% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Batley Grammar School, with an Attainment 8 score of 43.5 and 44% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Upper Batley High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 43.4 and 43% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Batley Girls' High SchoolBatley Grammar SchoolUpper Batley High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Batley have the best SATs results?

Of the 16 primary schools in Batley with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School (97% in reading, 93% in maths); St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy (94% in reading, 91% in maths); and Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School (93% in reading, 90% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years SchoolSt Patrick's Catholic Primary AcademyField Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Batley?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Batley selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Batley have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Batley have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Kirklees allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Batley?

Apply to Kirklees through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.