Batley Girls' High School

Overview: Batley Girls' High School is a warm and welcoming school that is highly ambitious for all its pupils. Pupils feel safe and supported, and the school guides them to explore their talents and interests. The school is deeply committed to providing a strong careers education and has a clear understanding of the needs of its pupils.

Strengths:

• The school is highly ambitious for all its pupils, regardless of their past experiences or current challenges.
• Teachers are skilled in delivering learning and have a strong understanding of the curriculum.
• The learning is carefully sequenced in all subjects, and pupils and students in the sixth form benefit from this approach.
• The school has raised the profile of reading, and most pupils quickly gain the knowledge and skills they need to become confident, fluent readers.
• Pupils can concentrate on their work as behaviour is managed well, and all staff are clear about the behaviours that they expect from the pupils.

Areas to improve:

• Adaptations for pupils with SEND are not always consistently implemented, and some pupils are not able to build their knowledge effectively over time.
• Attendance for some pupils is not as strong as it needs to be, and the school should ensure that the focus on attendance continues and consider how they support pupils to access more of the ambitious curriculum being delivered.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.