Brighouse High School | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Brighouse High School

Finkil Street, Brighouse HD6 2NY

https://brighouse.calderdale.sch.uk/

Brighouse High School is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,310 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In May 2012 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Attendance, Disadvantaged pupils, Admissions and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Representation, Finances, Destinations and Environment.

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0.7		Lightcliffe Academy
1.2		Rastrick High School
2.2		Appleton Academy
2.4		Park Lane Academy
2.6		All Saints Catholic College
2.9		Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
3.1		The Brooksbank School
3.4		The Crossley Heath School
3.4		North Huddersfield Trust School
3.6		Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
4.0		Trinity Academy Bradford
4.0		The Halifax Academy

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Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are above average. Progress at 16-18 is excellent. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Progress: About average. Up to age 16 it is below average, while at ages 16-18 it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: About average. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Sixth form: About average. Attainment is about average, progress is above average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are poor.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is roughly average.

Destinations: Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is very low.

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

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