Secondary
Brighouse High School
Finkil Street, Brighouse, HD6 2NY
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1317 of 1430 places
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- BRIGHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
31%
40.0
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.36 |
| Entered the EBacc | 20% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% |
| A level average points per entry | 28.71 |
| A level students | 83 |
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 | 44% |
| 22/23 | 40% |
| 23/24 | 39% |
| 24/25 | 31% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 36.2 |
| 22/23 | 29.1 |
| 23/24 | 30.8 |
| 24/25 | 28.7 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.10 |
| 22/23 | -0.31 |
| 23/24 | -0.24 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 47.1 |
| 22/23 | 42.7 |
| 23/24 | 44.7 |
| 24/25 | 40.0 |
Finkil Street, Brighouse, HD6 2NY
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 31 October, 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
- Headteacher
- Richard Horsfield
- Address
- Finkil Street, Brighouse, HD6 2NY
- Telephone
- 01484710408