Upper Batley High School
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Batley (Kirklees).
Attainment 8
43.4
▼ 2.8 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
42.9%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.2%
▼ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
14.7
▼ 2.0 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
29.6%
▲ 2pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
4.4%
▼ 10pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
105%
784 / 750 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Jun 2024
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Upper Batley High School is a secondary school located in Batley, Kirklees. The school caters for boys pupils aged 11 to 16 and currently has 789 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 750. It is part of the BATLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Aman Singh Kang.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Careers
- Extra Curricular
- 01924 326343
- Community
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 142406
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Geoff Alvy | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Gemma Sinclair | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mohammed Farid | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Aatika Rawat | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Alistair Milligan | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mr Barry Cowperthwaite | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Alexa Metcalfe | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Alison Grant | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Samuel Hartley | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Umar Rafiq | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Sohail Mahmood | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Louise Farrar Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
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