Brighouse High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 16 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Unique reference
- 136604
- Address
- Finkil Street, HD6 2NY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1308 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.5%
- Girls
- 52.5%
- First language not English
- 3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.5%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.4%
White British 88.4%
Mixed 4.6%
Other White 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
Pakistani 1.4%
Indian 0.8%
African 0.8%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.31
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.7
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.47
Local authority average 3.99
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 5 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 10 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 43 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
Brighouse High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 201
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 197
- 2nd preference
- 164
- 3rd preference
- 88
- From another Local Authority
- 92
Offers
- 1st preference
- 186
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 219 101 118 |
| Year 8 | 208 99 109 |
| Year 9 | 209 107 102 |
| Year 10 | 207 116 91 |
| Year 11 | 208 94 114 |
| Year 12 | 150 57 93 |
| Year 13 | 107 47 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 84.9% 85.6% |
Further education | 18.0% 30.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 32.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 21.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 4.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.4% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 48.0% 59.3% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 10.0% 19.6% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 6.0% 6.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 8.0% 4.3% 2.2% |