Brighouse High School
Finkil Street, Brighouse, HD6 2NY
1,317 pupils · 92% of 1,430 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BRIGHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 16 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 55.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 20.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 203 | 198 | 462 | 203 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 198 | 207 | 515 | 198 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 201 | 197 | 515 | 201 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 201 | 209 | 530 | 201 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 204 | 214 | 539 | 204 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 203 | 238 | 612 | 203 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 208 | 230 | 670 | 208 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 206 | 227 | 600 | 206 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Lightcliffe Academy 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Rastrick High School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Park Lane Academy 3.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- All Saints Catholic College 4.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy 4.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- The Brooksbank School 5 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.