Lightcliffe AcademyRastrick High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lightcliffe Academy and Rastrick High School are secondary schools.
Lightcliffe Academy 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.
Lightcliffe Academy was judged the expected standard and Rastrick High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.3 for Lightcliffe Academy and 50.9 for Rastrick High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lightcliffe Academy (42.7 in 2021-22, 37.3 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 | HalifaxLightcliffe Academy | BrighouseRastrick High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100 | C62/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 13 in Calderdale | 4th of 13 in Calderdale Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 788 | 1,774 | |
| Capacity | 1,350 | 1,750 | |
| Location | Halifax, HX3 8TL | Brighouse, HD6 3XB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.3 | 50.9 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25.3% | 56.7% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49.0% | 75.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 198 | 353 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 820 | 1,780 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.7% | 23.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.0% | 4.4% | |
| SEN support | 18.4% | 9.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.4% | 7.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.8% | 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.
Lightcliffe Academy
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