Brighouse High School
Brighouse High School (and Sixth Form) is an academy school in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England. Formally Brighouse Girl's Grammar School
| Brighouse High School | |
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Finkil Street , , HD6 2NY England | |
| Coordinates | 53°42′48″N 1°47′47″W |
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| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1910 |
| Local authority | Calderdale |
| Specialist | Business & Enterprise Leading Edge Applied Learning |
| Department for Education URN | 136604 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head Teacher | Richard Horsefield |
| Staff | 70 (approx) |
| Gender | Mixed-sex education |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,316 |
| Houses | Jupiter (BR), Mercury (IG), Pluto (HU), Saturn (SE) |
| Colour(s) | Navy, Burgundy |
| Website | http://www.brighouse.calderdale.sch.uk/ |
Admissions
It has approximately 1,400 students. The school contains around 1,050 students while the Sixth form contains around 350 students. The school is a Business and Enterprise College, rated 'good' [1] by Ofsted. Brighouse High School's Headteacher is Mr Richard Horsfield. The school also has two Deputy Headteachers. It is situated adjacent to Halifax Road (A644) in the Hove Edge area of north-west Brighouse.
History
The school began as Brighouse & District Girls' Secondary School on 6 September 1910 then became "Brighouse Girls' Grammar School" in 1944. In 1985, following reorganisation of education in Calderdale, it became Brighouse High School, a mixed comprehensive school.
It is now a comprehensive school with Academy status and educates students aged 11–18 years old.
The sixth form is separate from the main school in the former grammar school in the town centre on Halifax Road and recently the new Mulberry Suite has opened, which includes a cafeteria for students and new study rooms.
Academic performance
In 2011 at GCSE level, 90% of students achieved 5 A* to C grade (equivalent) including 62% 5 A* to C including English and Mathematics.
Notable alumni
Notable former students of Brighouse High School have included author Shelley Sykes, actor Matthew Wolfenden, politician Holly Lynch, footballer Cameron Murray, and young comedian Jack Carroll.[2][3][4]
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Administrator, huddersfieldexaminer. "Norwood Green's Matthew Wolfenden stars in Dancing on Ice". huddersfieldexaminer. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- "From school joker to national comic kid, Jack Carroll's friends say he's a 'class act'". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- Sykes, Shelley (2006). Callum's Cure. Sydney, Australia: Beautiful Unlimited. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-9775258-3-6.