North Huddersfield Trust SchoolRastrick High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
North Huddersfield Trust School and Rastrick High School are secondary schools.
North Huddersfield Trust School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Rastrick High School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Rastrick High School is ahead on our composite score.
North Huddersfield Trust School was judged Good and Rastrick High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 35.7 for North Huddersfield Trust School and 49.9 for Rastrick High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at North Huddersfield Trust School (35.8 in 2021-22, 35.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Rastrick High School (52.0 in 2021-22, 49.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HuddersfieldNorth Huddersfield Trust School | BrighouseRastrick High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100 | C61/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 23rd of 27 in Kirklees | 4th of 12 in Calderdale | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,039 | 1,780 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 1,750 | |
| Location | Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ | Brighouse, HD6 3XB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 35.7 | 49.9 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25.8% | 60.5% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 42.9% | 77.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.6% | 27.3% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.84 | 4.35 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 198 | 352 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,039 | 1,780 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 52.8% | 23.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 31.8% | 4.4% | |
| SEN support | 16.1% | 9.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.5% | 7.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.9% | 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.
North Huddersfield Trust School
Rastrick High School
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