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Brighouse High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Finkil Street, Brighouse HD6 2NY · brighouse.calderdale.sch.uk · 01484 710408

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
40
average Attainment 8 score. Calderdale 48.7, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,317
92% of 1,430 places
Local authority
Calderdale
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
23.4%
First language not English
3.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Brighouse High School Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 198 families put the school first and 203 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 214 (Places 204)214September 2023: 209 (Places 201)209September 2024: 197 (Places 201)197September 2025: 207 (Places 198)207September 2026: 198 (Places 203)198Places 203
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026203198198%
September 2025Sept 20251982071▲94%
September 2024Sept 2024201197194%
September 2023Sept 20232012091▲91%
September 2022Sept 20222042141▲93%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40, and 31% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Calderdale it was 48.7, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 47.5 (England 46.3)47.52017/18: 46.3 (England 46.5)46.32018/19: 45.7 (England 46.7)45.72021/22: 47.1 (England 48.8)47.12022/23: 42.7 (England 46.3)42.72023/24: 44.7 (England 45.9)44.72024/25: 40.0 (England 46.0)40.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼4046
▼31.0%45.4%
▼55.2%64.8%
▼20.2%40.5%
▼3.364.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form38.5−1.8
Sixth form college17.3−8.7
Further education25+7.1
Other education1+0.5
Apprenticeship8.7+0.5
Employment1.9+1.4
Not in a lasting destination6.7+2.1
Activity not captured1−1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 27.6 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 30.2 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 29.4 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 32.9 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 36.2 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 29.1 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 30.8 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 28.7 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
83 studentsC (28.7)Below average -0.28
85 studentsC (28.6)Below average -0.30
108 studentsMerit+ (27.1)Average -0.05
3.2%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2476C (30.8)+0.07
2022/2399C (29.1)—
2021/2298B- (36.2)—
2018/19109C+ (32.9)-0.07
2017/18122C (29.4)-0.16
2016/17144C (30.2)-0.04
2015/16174C- (27.6)-0.10

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University47−7.1
Further and other education3.4+0.1
Further education1.7−1
Other education1.7+1
Apprenticeship12.2+5.4
Employment21.7−2.6
Not in a lasting destination11.3+3.9
Activity not captured4.3+0.2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Brighouse High School on 24 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
24 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Nov 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (218 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
66%
Positive
57%
Replies
218
17% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼67% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼70% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼56% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼58% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼57% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼59% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼58% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 91% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼34% agreeEngland 43%

based on 63 parents (29%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼38% agreeEngland 63%

based on 89 parents (41%) with SEND

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