Upper Batley High School

URN 142406·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Batley Multi Academy Trust·Compare

Flags

4

0 high

Staff costs at 80.1% of incomeIn-year deficit of 1.5%Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 8.8%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2019Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,742.82

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

80.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

7.0%

of income

In-year balance

-1.5%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 80.1% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.1%.

In-year deficit of 1.5%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.5% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 21.1%.

Overall absence at 8.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

20 March 2019 · Academy First Section 5

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.44.1
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.67.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)42.0%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.48.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

789

Capacity

750 (105%)

Free school meals

28.0%

English additional lang.

52.9%

Ethnicity

White British 5.1%Asian 85.9%Black 0.8%Mixed 5.5%Other 1.3%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

45.0

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

17.5

Mean salary

£43,175

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.8%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

24.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.1%

Unauthorised absence

2.6%

2024/25 · 810 pupils