The William Henry Smith School and Sixth FormPivot Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form and Pivot Academy.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 0.6 for The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form and 4.0 for Pivot Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form (3.5 in 2021-22, 0.6 in 2024-25) and has risen at Pivot Academy (1.4 in 2021-22, 4.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BrighouseThe William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form | HuddersfieldPivot Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | ||
| School type | Non-maintained special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 5-19 | 7-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 88 | 91 | |
| Capacity | 87 | 137 | |
| Location | Brighouse, HD6 3JW | Huddersfield, HD2 1GN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 0.6 | 4.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 2.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.00 | 0.21 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 7 | 46 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 88 | 91 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 58.4% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.3% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 1.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.6% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.9% | Not reported | 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
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form
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