All-through
The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form
Boothroyd, Brighouse, HD6 3JW
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Intake
- Boys
- Pupils
- 83 of 87 places
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- Yes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Ofsted
Last inspected September 2023
Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
March 2018
Previous framework
Outstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
GCSE results
0%
0.6
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 0.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 0 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 0% |
| 22/23 | 8% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | -2.06 |
| 23/24 | -1.21 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 3.5 |
| 22/23 | 4.8 |
| 23/24 | 8.9 |
| 24/25 | 0.6 |
Boothroyd, Brighouse, HD6 3JW
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Calderdale admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Sue Ackroyd
- Address
- Boothroyd, Brighouse, HD6 3JW
- Telephone
- 01484710123