Brighouse High School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Brighouse, Yorkshire and the Humber HD6 2NY · Calderdale
#243 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#2735 of 4,090 nationally
About Brighouse High School
Brighouse High School is a academy secondary located in Brighouse, in the Calderdale local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,317 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 34.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 243rd of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (61th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (22th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,317; capacity filled 92.1%; grade 4+ english & maths 55.2%; ebacc average points 3.36.
There are 12 schools in Brighouse; Brighouse High School ranks 10th of 12 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)40.0
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)31%
- A level points per entry (10%)28.7
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)23.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Brighouse High School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,317
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 23.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 92.1%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 40.0
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 31%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 55.2%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.36
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 28.7
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Brighouse High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse
Brighouse · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
196 students · 196 m away
Trinity Academy St Chad's
Brighouse · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
121 students · 392 m away
St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School
Brighouse · Local authority primary · Ages 5–7
156 students · 692 m away
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School
Halifax · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
195 students · 906 m away
St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School
Brighouse · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
224 students · 1.1 km away
Lightcliffe Academy
Halifax · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
788 students · 1.1 km away
Lightcliffe C of E Primary School
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
370 students · 1.4 km away
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School
Brighouse · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
183 students · 1.7 km away
Rastrick High School
Brighouse · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,774 students · 1.9 km away
Longroyde Primary School
Brighouse · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
340 students · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Kirk Balk Academy
Barnsley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,318 students
Richmond School & Sixth Form College
Richmond · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,315 students
Brigshaw High School
Castleford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,321 students
Winifred Holtby Academy
Hull · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,309 students
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,325 students
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,300 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Brighouse High School a good school?
Brighouse High School has a Success Index (England) of 34.2 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #243 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Brighouse High School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Brighouse High School ranks #243 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #2735 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Brighouse High School?
Brighouse High School had 1,317 students in 2025.
Is Brighouse High School a primary school or a secondary school?
Brighouse High School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Brighouse High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Brighouse High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.