Reach Academy
Special / other · Batley · WF17 0BQ
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 23 February 2023
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40 pupils · 95% of 42 capacity
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Age range
- 11–14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 62.5% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 4.5% of pupils
- SEN support
- 0% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 100% of pupils
- URN
- 145434
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
78% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 22% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 22 February 2023: School remains Good
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.