Brighouse High School
Academy converter secondary school in Brighouse (Calderdale).
Attainment 8
43.4
▼ 2.8 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
37.7%
▼ 9pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.4%
▼ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.1
▼ 0.6 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
21.3%
▼ 6pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
10.4%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
92%
1,317 / 1,430 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Mar 2026
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Calderdale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 8.6% | joint 1,488th highest of 3,227 (3 schools have the same figure) | 5th highest of 10 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 2.1% | joint 2,252nd highest of 3,227 (3 schools have the same figure) | 8th highest of 10 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 8% | joint 1,303rd highest of 3,226 (4 schools have the same figure) | 6th highest of 10 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 23.4 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 21.3% | joint 2,078th highest of 3,258 (5 schools have the same figure) | 9th highest of 11 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 17.7% | joint 1,731st highest of 3,257 (19 schools have the same figure) | 6th highest of 11 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 12.8% | joint 2,019th highest of 3,257 (28 schools have the same figure) | 7th highest of 11 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 4.9% | joint 751st highest of 3,257 (40 schools have the same figure) | 3rd highest of 11 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 80.5 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 91 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 10.0 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 16.2 | joint 2,326th highest of 3,200 (54 schools have the same figure) | 8th highest of 10 |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 12.5 | joint 1,070th highest of 3,200 (70 schools have the same figure) | 6th highest of 10 |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 10.4% | joint 2,174th highest of 3,205 (19 schools have the same figure) | 9th highest of 10 |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 70.1% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 7.2 | - | - |
| Attainment 8 | 2025/26 | 43.4 | joint 2,015th highest of 3,136 (23 schools have the same figure) | 9th highest of 11 |
| Progress 8 | 2023/24 | -0.24 | joint 2,059th highest of 3,032 (22 schools have the same figure) | 8th highest of 10 |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 59.3% | - | - |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 37.7% | joint 2,142nd highest of 3,136 (17 schools have the same figure) | 8th highest of 11 |
| Places | 2023/24 | 1,430 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 1,291 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 9.7% | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 24/03/2026 (school year 2025/26): Report card (no overall grade)
- 16/05/2012 (school year 2011/12): Good
- 14/11/2007 (school year 2007/08): Outstanding
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence8.6% 2024/25
This school
4.6%
2016/17
5.7%
2017/18
5.8%
2018/19
6.4%
2020/21
8%
2021/22
8.1%
2022/23
6.8%
2023/24
8.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence2.1% 2024/25
This school
0.9%
2016/17
1.5%
2017/18
1.3%
2018/19
1.1%
2020/21
1.3%
2021/22
1.7%
2022/23
2.1%
2023/24
2.1%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once8% 2024/25
This school
3.5%
2017/18
4.6%
2018/19
2.7%
2019/20
4.7%
2020/21
6.5%
2021/22
8.9%
2022/23
8.2%
2023/24
8%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils23.4 2024/25
This school
6.8
2017/18
10.9
2018/19
6.8
2019/20
9.3
2020/21
13.5
2021/22
22.5
2022/23
19.7
2023/24
23.4
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.15%
2017/18
0.07%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.08%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)21.3% 2025/26
This school
10.4%
2019/20
13.5%
2020/21
16.4%
2021/22
20.2%
2022/23
20.5%
2023/24
20.5%
2024/25
21.3%
2025/26
Any SEN17.7% 2025/26
This school
18.4%
2019/20
17.4%
2020/21
12.2%
2021/22
10.6%
2022/23
12.5%
2023/24
16.4%
2024/25
17.7%
2025/26
SEN support12.8% 2025/26
This school
16.3%
2019/20
15.5%
2020/21
9.9%
2021/22
7.9%
2022/23
9.4%
2023/24
12.4%
2024/25
12.8%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans4.9% 2025/26
This school
2.1%
2019/20
1.9%
2020/21
2.3%
2021/22
2.8%
2022/23
3.1%
2023/24
4%
2024/25
4.9%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)80.5 2024/25
This school
80.7
2017/18
83.2
2018/19
84.8
2019/20
81.9
2020/21
82.6
2021/22
83.8
2022/23
80.6
2023/24
80.5
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)91 2024/25
This school
96
2017/18
98
2018/19
101
2019/20
95
2020/21
95
2021/22
95
2022/23
91
2023/24
91
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)10.0 2024/25
This school
9.0
2017/18
9.1
2018/19
8.4
2019/20
7.0
2020/21
10.8
2021/22
9.2
2022/23
6.7
2023/24
10.0
2024/25
Pupils per teacher16.2 2024/25
This school
17.3
2017/18
17.2
2018/19
16.3
2019/20
16.6
2020/21
16.5
2021/22
15.8
2022/23
16.3
2023/24
16.2
2024/25
Pupils per adult12.5 2024/25
This school
13.2
2017/18
13.2
2018/19
12.7
2019/20
13.0
2020/21
12.2
2021/22
12.1
2022/23
12.9
2023/24
12.5
2024/25
Teacher turnover10.4% 2024/25
This school
8.2%
2017/18
5.9%
2018/19
9.7%
2019/20
13.3%
2020/21
10.2%
2021/22
8.7%
2022/23
14.4%
2023/24
10.4%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence70.1% 2024/25
This school
68%
2016/17
61.4%
2017/18
70.2%
2018/19
43.6%
2020/21
63.3%
2021/22
76.3%
2022/23
67.3%
2023/24
70.1%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)7.2 2024/25
This school
3.9
2016/17
2.9
2017/18
4.5
2018/19
2.7
2020/21
4.5
2021/22
5.1
2022/23
8.3
2023/24
7.2
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8. GCSE figures for 2025/26 are provisional (DfE, published 15 October 2026).Attainment 843.4 2025/26
This school
47.5
2016/17
46.3
2017/18
45.7
2018/19
47.1
2021/22
42.7
2022/23
44.7
2023/24
40.0
2024/25
43.4
2025/26
Progress 8-0.24 2023/24
-0.06
2016/17
-0.14
2017/18
-0.13
2018/19
-0.10
2021/22
-0.31
2022/23
-0.24
2023/24
Grade 4+ in English and maths59.3% 2025/26
This school
67%
2016/17
66%
2017/18
71%
2018/19
65%
2021/22
65.2%
2022/23
64.4%
2023/24
55.2%
2024/25
59.3%
2025/26
Grade 5+ in English and maths37.7% 2025/26
This school
42%
2016/17
45%
2017/18
42%
2018/19
44%
2021/22
39.8%
2022/23
38.5%
2023/24
31%
2024/25
37.7%
2025/26
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places1,430 2023/24
This school
1,430
2015/16
1,430
2016/17
1,430
2017/18
1,430
2018/19
1,430
2020/21
1,430
2021/22
1,430
2022/23
1,430
2023/24
Pupils1,291 2023/24
This school
1,402
2015/16
1,399
2016/17
1,366
2017/18
1,395
2018/19
1,342
2020/21
1,316
2021/22
1,294
2022/23
1,291
2023/24
Unfilled places9.7% 2023/24
This school
2%
2015/16
2.2%
2016/17
4.5%
2017/18
2.4%
2018/19
6.2%
2020/21
8%
2021/22
9.5%
2022/23
9.7%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 4.6% | 5.7% | 5.8% | - | 6.4% | 8% | 8.1% | 6.8% | 8.6% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.9% | 1.5% | 1.3% | - | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 2.1% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 3.1% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 6.5% | 8.9% | 8.2% | 8% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 5.8 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 13.5 | 22.5 | 19.7 | 23.4 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 10.4% | 13.5% | 16.4% | 20.2% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 21.3% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 18.4% | 17.4% | 12.2% | 10.6% | 12.5% | 16.4% | 17.7% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 16.3% | 15.5% | 9.9% | 7.9% | 9.4% | 12.4% | 12.8% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 4% | 4.9% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 98.1 | 85.8 | 80.7 | 83.2 | 84.8 | 81.9 | 82.6 | 83.8 | 80.6 | 80.5 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 110 | 100 | 96 | 98 | 101 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 91 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 19.8 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 10.0 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 14.4 | 16.5 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 16.2 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 10.7 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 12.5 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 10.6% | 23.1% | 15.5% | 8.2% | 5.9% | 9.7% | 13.3% | 10.2% | 8.7% | 14.4% | 10.4% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 62.9% | 46% | 68% | 61.4% | 70.2% | - | 43.6% | 63.3% | 76.3% | 67.3% | 70.1% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 5.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 4.5 | - | 2.7 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 8.3 | 7.2 | - |
| Attainment 8 | - | - | 47.5 | 46.3 | 45.7 | - | - | 47.1 | 42.7 | 44.7 | 40.0 | 43.4 |
| Progress 8 | - | - | -0.06 | -0.14 | -0.13 | - | - | -0.10 | -0.31 | -0.24 | - | - |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | - | - | 67% | 66% | 71% | - | - | 65% | 65.2% | 64.4% | 55.2% | 59.3% |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | - | - | 42% | 45% | 42% | - | - | 44% | 39.8% | 38.5% | 31% | 37.7% |
| Places | 1,430 | 1,430 | 1,430 | 1,430 | 1,430 | - | 1,430 | 1,430 | 1,430 | 1,430 | - | - |
| Pupils | 1,421 | 1,402 | 1,399 | 1,366 | 1,395 | - | 1,342 | 1,316 | 1,294 | 1,291 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 0.6% | 2% | 2.2% | 4.5% | 2.4% | - | 6.2% | 8% | 9.5% | 9.7% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded secondary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 8.6% | 2024/25 | Higher than 54% of schools | 3,195 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2.1% | 2024/25 | Higher than 30% of schools | 3,195 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 8% | 2024/25 | Higher than 60% of schools | 3,229 |
| Pupils per teacher | 16.1 | 2025/26 | Higher than 25% of schools | 3,251 |
| Pupils per adult | 12.8 | 2025/26 | Higher than 71% of schools | 3,251 |
| Teacher turnover | 10.4% | 2024/25 | Higher than 32% of schools | 3,208 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 7.2 | 2024/25 | Higher than 79% of schools | 3,212 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 21.3% | 2025/26 | Higher than 37% of schools | 3,265 |
| Special educational needs | 17.7% | 2025/26 | Higher than 47% of schools | 3,264 |
| Education, health and care plans | 4.9% | 2025/26 | Higher than 76% of schools | 3,264 |
| English as an additional language | 3.3% | 2025/26 | Higher than 12% of schools | 3,265 |
| Pupils on roll | 1,317 | year not recorded | Higher than 76% of schools | 3,265 |
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