Brighouse High School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Finkil Street
 Brighouse
 West Yorkshire HD6 2NY
Telephone: 01484 710408

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Brighouse High School
Trust: Brighouse High School Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Richard Horsfield (since September 2019)
Previous Headteacher: Elizabeth Cresswell
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 81.73 / 6.69
Non-teaching Staff*: 57.58
Number of pupils: 1302
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.9
Sex: Mixed (47% boys / 53% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 22.40% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 34.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 16.8% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 10.1%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 35.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Calderdale
Constituency: Calder Valley
Electoral Ward: Brighouse
School Number: 3815406

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 16th May 2012 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Trinity Academy St Chad's (0.3km) show on map
  3. St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School (0.8km) show on map
  4. Cliffe Hill Community Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  5. St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School (1.1km) show on map
  6. Lightcliffe Academy (1.2km) show on map
  7. Lightcliffe C of E Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  8. Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School (1.7km) show on map
  9. Longroyde Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  10. Rastrick High School (1.9km) show on map
  11. Hipperholme Grammar School (2.0km) show on map
  12. The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form (2.3km) show on map
  13. Withinfields Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  14. Woodhouse Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  15. Field Lane Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  16. Shirley Manor Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  17. St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton (2.8km) show on map
  18. Highbury School (2.8km) show on map
  19. Carr Green Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  20. Old Earth Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  21. Scholes Village Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  22. Siddal Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  23. Appleton Academy (3.6km) show on map
  24. Worthinghead Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  25. Salterlee Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  26. Park Lane Academy (3.8km) show on map
  27. Northowram Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  28. William Henry Smith Specialist College (4.0km) show on map
  29. Salterhebble Junior and Infant School (4.0km) show on map
  30. Stafford Hall School (4.0km) show on map
  31. Compass Community School North (4.2km) show on map
  32. All Saints Catholic College (4.2km) show on map
  33. High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School (4.2km) show on map
  34. Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Ju... (4.2km) show on map
  35. St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy (4.3km) show on map
  36. Trinity Sixth Form Academy (4.3km) show on map
  37. Pivot Academy (4.4km) show on map
  38. Shelf Junior and Infant School (4.4km) show on map
  39. All Saints' CofE Primary School (4.5km) show on map
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  41. Fixby Junior and Infant School (4.5km) show on map
  42. Woodside Academy (4.6km) show on map
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  97. Trinity Academy Bradford (6.5km) show on map
  98. The Halifax Academy (6.5km) show on map
  99. Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School (6.5km) show on map
  100. Stocks Lane Primary School (6.6km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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