Batley Grammar School, Batley

In 2026, pupils at Batley Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Kirklees and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Kirklees and 47% in England.

That is down from 45.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.22: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.8, against 46 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 133 families put Batley Grammar School as their first choice and 481 named it as one of their preferences, for 137 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 21 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Batley Grammar School are Upper Batley High School (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.4); Batley Girls' High School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 45.2); Heckmondwike Grammar School (1.5 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 78.9); and Bruntcliffe Academy (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.8).

Batley Grammar School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Batley Grammar School is one of 8 schools run by Batley Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.7 in 2024/25.

88 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Batley Grammar School (as of September 2025): 65% would recommend the school, 80% say their child is happy there and 49% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (80%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (49%).

Of the 157 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 38% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

42.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (54%), White British (23%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 110 pupils (11.2%) received SEN support and 27 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Batley Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Batley Grammar School (at), 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 318 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Batley Grammar School issued 84 suspensions, 8.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Batley Grammar School are St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy (0.4 miles), Carlinghow Academy (0.4 miles), Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy (0.4 miles) and Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.