'Outstanding' Batley Girls' High School showcased with virtual open evening and digital prospectus

BATLEY Girl's High School - described as 'exceptional and outstanding' by OFSTED inspectors - has opened its doors virtually with a video open evening and a page turning online 2021 e-prospectus.
Students achieve exceptionally well in this outstanding academy, say OFSTED inspectorsStudents achieve exceptionally well in this outstanding academy, say OFSTED inspectors
Students achieve exceptionally well in this outstanding academy, say OFSTED inspectors

VIDEO: Watch the open evening here, now on demand on YouTube - CLICK HERE.

e-PROSPECTUS: Also check out the school's new digital, page-turning, 2021 e-prospectus, packed with features including word search, web, email and phone links, plus watch the open evening video embedded on page 3 - CLICK HERE.

The virtual open evening was planned to tackle the issues of social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Now parents and students keen to look at what's on offer can do so by watching the video - guided tour of the inspirational school, classrooms and facilities, featuring key staff. The film and presentations are now available on the school website at www.batleygirls.co.uk.

Also check out the school's official Twitter account at @batleygirls

OFSTED inspectors have praised Batley Girls' High School, saying of it: "Students achieve exceptionally well in this outstanding academy. They make rapid and sustained progress.

"Leaders focus relentlessly on improving the quality of teaching. Only the best is good enough for all students."

Co-Heads Dave Cooper and Julie Haigh say the school is looking forward to welcoming the next generation of students to the highly successful school and working closely with new and returning families.

"Join us for inspirational education, aspirational culture and a focus on ambition for all," they said in a statement.

"Batley Girls’ High School is unique as the only 11-19 Outstanding Academy for girls in Kirklees. We have built our excellent reputation through sustained commitment to students’ achievement and attainment and have a proven track record over many years.

"Our GCSE and A Level results this year continue to showcase our consistently outstanding achievement and progress. We are also one of the first schools to have achieved all eight Gatsby Benchmarks for careers good practice.

Watch the opening evening video on page three of this amazing e-prospectusWatch the opening evening video on page three of this amazing e-prospectus
Watch the opening evening video on page three of this amazing e-prospectus

"We deliver a curriculum for Achievement, Respect and Transformation. This is a curriculum in which humanitarian values are embedded and enable every student to become well informed and active citizens of the school and community. Respect is at the heart of all we do, and is central to our vision in creating a culture for life-long learning.

"When Ofsted visited the school in 2015, as part of national research on KS3 provision, Batley Girls’ High School was one of a select few to be praised as an example of outstanding practice and was one of only 8 case studies of Good Practice published nationally.

"School leaders at Batley Girls' High School take a proactive approach to carefully analysing the needs of students in order to prepare them well for their future lives.

" The opportunities for students to participate in early careers information advice and guidance are providing very positive mechanisms for students to think about their future lives. As a result, students show a strong awareness of the career routes open to them.

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Batley Girls' High School

"The system of Key Stage 3 graduation provides significant motivation for students to achieve and promotes future aspiration. In establishing a graduation ceremony to mark success in the Key Stage, leaders specifically mark and recognise the importance of this period in a student's education."

In addition to this, at the last full OFSTED inspection, it was reported that: “The academy promotes students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

“Students achieve exceptionally well in this outstanding academy. They make rapid and sustained progress.

“The quality of teaching is outstanding. Teachers have a thorough knowledge of their students and provide tasks and activities which enable them all to achieve highly. Teachers lead by example and never accept second best.

“The sixth form is outstanding. A wide range of courses and excellent teaching promotes outstanding progress.”

"We take great pride in our learning community where all are welcome to join us at this popular and over-subscribed school.

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Batley Girls' High School has a focus on ambition for all

"We are confident that in choosing Batley Girls’ High School, you will be giving your daughter the best possible education and life chances. Our belief is that every student, with their different skills and ambitions, has the potential to excel and we work in partnership with all our young women to help them realise their dreams and ambitions. We look forward to welcoming the next generation of students to our highly successful school and working closely with new and returning families.

The prospectus is also available online or for a printed copy please request from [email protected]