Brighouse High School
Academy converter secondary school in Brighouse (Calderdale).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Brighouse High School is a secondary school located in Brighouse, Calderdale. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 1,302 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,430. It is part of the BRIGHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Richard Horsfield.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of Edinburgh
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 136604
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (13 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.12 governors are linked to a profile (10 confirmed, 2 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Leanne Rawlings | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Abi Blower Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Anna Jones Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Brian Robson Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Chris Booth (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Helen Dobson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Miss Dawn Edwards Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Kevin Jones Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 |
| Mr Richard Horsfield Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2019 | |
| Mrs Fiona Roberts Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Madeleine Brearley Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2011 |
| Mr Brian Robson Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2011 |
| Mr Jim Jones (likely) | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2011 |
| Miss Margaret Firth Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record