Becker School
Becker School is an independent special school in Batley for boys and girls aged 5 to 13. It has 19 pupils and room for 40.
Ruby Street, Batley, WF17 8HL01924 929551beckerschool.co.ukMrs Michala Pennington headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kirklees council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 19 | 8 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlinghow Academy | Academy | 260 m | 304 | Good 2022 | 30 | Compare |
| Batley Grammar School | Free school | 370 m | 980 | No overall grade 2024 | 42 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy | Academy | 570 m | 258 | Not inspected | 23 | Compare |
| Upper Batley High School | Academy | 750 m | 784 | Good 2024 | 54 | Compare |
| Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy | Academy | 840 m | 201 | Requires improvement 2022 | 27 | Compare |
| Windmill CofE Primary School | Academy | 0.6 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Reach Academy | Academy alternative provision converter | 0.6 miles | 40 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Batley Girls' High School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,415 | No overall grade 2025 | 59 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Becker School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Becker School yet.
How many pupils does Becker School have?
19 pupils aged 5 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 40 places, so it is 48% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Ruby Street, Batley, WF17 8HL
- Telephone
- 01924 929551
- Website
- www.beckerschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michala Pennington
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Batley West
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 12 July 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150896 · LAESTAB 3826034
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.