Brighouse High SchoolRastrick High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Brighouse.
Summary of the comparison
Brighouse High School and Rastrick High School are secondary schools in Brighouse.
Brighouse High School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Rastrick High School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Rastrick High School is ahead on our composite score.
Brighouse High School was judged the expected standard and Rastrick High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.4 for Brighouse High School and 50.9 for Rastrick High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Brighouse High School (47.1 in 2021-22, 43.4 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Rastrick High School (52.0 in 2021-22, 50.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BrighouseBrighouse High School | BrighouseRastrick High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100 | C62/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 9th of 13 in Calderdale | 4th of 13 in Calderdale Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,317 | 1,774 | |
| Capacity | 1,430 | 1,750 | |
| Location | Brighouse, HD6 2NY | Brighouse, HD6 3XB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.4 | 50.9 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37.7% | 56.7% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59.3% | 75.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 199 | 353 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 83 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 28.7 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.4 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 3.2% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,302 | 1,780 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.8% | 23.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.1% | 4.4% | |
| SEN support | 12.4% | 9.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.0% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% | 7.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.2% | 20.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Brighouse High School
Rastrick High School
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