Brighouse High School
About the school
Brighouse High School is an open secondary school in Calderdale.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 24 March 2026
- Published
- 16 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 40
- Calderdale
- 48.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Calderdale
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 31.00%
- Calderdale
- 50.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 55.20%
- Calderdale
- 69.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 20.20%
- Calderdale
- 32.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.36
- Calderdale
- 4.2
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.71
AAB or better
- School
- 3.20%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1302
Girls
53.30%
Boys
46.70%
SEN support
12.37%
Education, health and care plan
3.99%
English as an additional language
3.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
22.83%
Overall absence
8.59
Persistent absence
25.23
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
201
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
81%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
139
Sustained education or employment
82%
Higher education
36%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
14%
Employment
27%