Reach Academy
Reach Academy is an academy alternative provision converter in Batley for boys and girls aged 11 to 14. It has 40 pupils and room for 42. About 62 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
The Field Hill Centre, Batley Field Hill, Batley, WF17 0BQ01924 478482Mr Jack Ghee headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 23 February 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
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.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (30), language and communications needs (4), Moderate learning difficulty (3), Physical disability (1), Severe learning difficulty (1), Vision impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 40 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 63% | 57% | 61% | 83% | 77% | 77% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 5% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 9% | 67% | 69% | 54% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 91% | 25% | 8% | 15% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Batley High School | Academy | 310 m | 784 | Good 2024 | 54 | Compare |
| Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School | Council | 320 m | 196 | Good 2023 | 42 | Compare |
| Engage Academy | Academy alternative provision converter | 390 m | 28 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy | Academy | 460 m | 201 | Requires improvement 2022 | 27 | Compare |
| Cambridge Street School | Independent | 690 m | 177 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Batley Grammar School | Free school | 730 m | 980 | No overall grade 2024 | 42 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy | Academy | 750 m | 258 | Not inspected | 23 | Compare |
| Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 238 | Good 2023 | 77 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Reach Academy a good school?
Reach Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in February 2023.
What is Reach Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Reach Academy good at its last full inspection on 23 February 2023.
How many pupils does Reach Academy have?
40 pupils aged 11 to 14 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 42 places, so it is 95% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The Field Hill Centre, Batley Field Hill, Batley, WF17 0BQ
- Telephone
- 01924 478482
- Headteacher
- Mr Jack Ghee
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Ethos Academy Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Batley East
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2018 (academy converter)
- URN
- 145434 · LAESTAB 3821100 · UKPRN 10080916
- Formerly
- Westfields Pupil Referral Unit
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.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- 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.