Brighouse High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 15 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
- 1302 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.7%
- Girls
- 53.3%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.5%
- Persistent absence
- 23.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.4%
White British 88.6%
Mixed 4.5%
Other White 1.9%
Unclassified 1.8%
Pakistani 1.3%
Indian 0.6%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40
Local authority average 48.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.35
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 123 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 8 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 3 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
Brighouse High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 154
- 3rd preference
- 97
- From another Local Authority
- 133
Offers
- 1st preference
- 194
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 21
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 215 111 104 |
| Year 8 | 219 100 119 |
| Year 9 | 198 94 104 |
| Year 10 | 202 102 100 |
| Year 11 | 204 113 91 |
| Year 12 | 139 37 102 |
| Year 13 | 125 51 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 84.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 34.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 35.0% 30.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 19.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 58.0% 54.2% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 14.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 6.0% 7.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 2.4% |