Rastrick High School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Brighouse, Yorkshire and the Humber HD6 3XB · Calderdale
#62 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#912 of 4,090 nationally
About Rastrick High School
Rastrick High School is a academy secondary located in Brighouse, in the Calderdale local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 1,774 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 72.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools in England and 62nd of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (83th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (65th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,774; capacity filled 101.4%; grade 4+ english & maths 77%; ebacc average points 4.35.
There are 12 schools in Brighouse; Rastrick High School ranks 5th 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%)49.9
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)60.5%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)22%
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 Rastrick High School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,774
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 22%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 101.4%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 49.9
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 60.5%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 77%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.35
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Rastrick High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Longroyde Primary School
Brighouse · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
340 students · 165 m away
Field Lane Primary School
Brighouse · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
72 students · 974 m away
St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School
Brighouse · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
224 students · 1.0 km away
Woodhouse Primary School
Brighouse · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
415 students · 1.1 km away
Carr Green Primary School
Brighouse · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
340 students · 1.1 km away
St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School
Brighouse · Local authority primary · Ages 5–7
156 students · 1.5 km away
Brighouse High School
Brighouse · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,317 students · 1.9 km away
Old Earth Primary School
Elland · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
461 students · 2.0 km away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse
Brighouse · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
196 students · 2.1 km away
Trinity Academy St Chad's
Brighouse · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
121 students · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Dixons Allerton Academy
Bradford · Academy all-through · Ages 3–19
1,775 students
Woodkirk Academy
Wakefield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,769 students
Wales High School
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,783 students
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,800 students
Tapton School & Sixth Form
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,747 students
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,803 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Rastrick High School a good school?
Rastrick High School has a Success Index (England) of 72.5 out of 100 (Top 25% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #62 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 Rastrick High School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Rastrick High School ranks #62 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #912 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Rastrick High School?
Rastrick High School had 1,774 students in 2025.
Is Rastrick High School a primary school or a secondary school?
Rastrick High School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Rastrick High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Rastrick High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.