Upper Batley High School

Upper Batley High School is a secondary school for boys located in Batley, West Yorkshire, England.[1]

Upper Batley High School
Address
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Blenheim Drive
Batley Field Hill


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WF17 0BJ

England
Coordinates53°43′15″N 1°38′07″W / 53.7207°N 1.6354°W / 53.7207; -1.6354
Information
TypeAcademy
Established9 September 1959 (1959-09-09)
FounderWest Riding County Council
Local authorityKirklees
Department for Education URN142406 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherSamantha Vickers
GenderBoys
Age11 to 16
Websitehttp://www.ubhs.co.uk/

It was established by West Riding County Council in 1959 as Batley Boys High School.[2] The school gained specialist status as a Business and Enterprise College in the 2000s and was renamed Batley Business and Enterprise College. The school was renamed Upper Batley High School in September 2015 and converted to academy status in April 2016.

Notable former pupils

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". ubhs.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  2. ^ "School History". ubhs.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  3. ^ Scott, Geraldine (26 January 2020). "From a Batley council estate to serving under Boris Johnson - meet one of the new Yorkshire Tory MPs who helped dismantle the Red Wall". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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