Brighouse High School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Brighouse, Calderdale
HD6 2NY
Composite score
50.0

About Brighouse High School

Brighouse High School is a secondary school in Brighouse, Calderdale, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. Around 1,302 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 40.0, below the national average of 46. That is down 4.7 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

31% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 55% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Brighouse High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,510
National rank
#237
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#12
In Calderdale
Top 79%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
40.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
31%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
55%
% EBacc grade 5+
6%
EBacc average points score
3.36

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,302 % FSM ever-6 22.8% % EAL 3.1% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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