Schools and Education in Brighouse

There are 26 schools in Brighouse (excluding independent schools), including 20 primary schools, 5 secondary schools, and 1 serving sixth-form education. Brighouse has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Brighouse under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms

Brighouse Education Profile

The median school in Brighouse has 26% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 36th highest figure in West Yorkshire. This represents about 3,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 4 of Brighouse's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Brighouse is 20.53 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 46th lowest ratio in West Yorkshire, and the 332nd lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK.

Primaries

20

20% Outstanding • 65% Good

Secondaries

5

0% Outstanding • 80% Good

Sixth Forms

1

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Primary Schools in Brighouse

Most of Brighouse's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 13 schools or 65% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and high - about 25% and 25% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 15% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Brighouse's primary schools most commonly have a high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Appleton Academy 3–16 yrs 1,450
Good
Low
Low
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
High
Carr Green Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Outstanding
High
Good
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Low
Good
Field Lane Primary School 3–11 yrs 180
Requires improvement
Low
Very high
Fixby Junior and Infant School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Good
Very high
Hartshead Junior and Infant School 4–11 yrs 84
Good
Low
Good
High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 142
Good
Very high
Very low
Lightcliffe C of E Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
Longroyde Primary School 2–11 yrs 444
Good
High
Good
Old Earth Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Outstanding
High
Very high
Scholes Village Primary School 3–11 yrs 243
Good
Very high
High
Shirley Manor Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Good
Good
St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School 5–7 yrs 180
Good
High
Church of England
St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Outstanding
Good
High
Church of England
St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Low
High
Church of England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 210 Roman Catholic
St Thomas CE (VC) Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
High
Church of England
Trinity Academy St Chad's 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Church of England
Woodhouse Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High

Brighouse Secondary Schools

Most of Brighouse's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 4 schools or 80% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and good - about 40% and 40% of secondary schools respectively. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Brighouse's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
All Saints Catholic College 11–16 yrs 900
Good
Low
Low
Roman Catholic
Appleton Academy 3–16 yrs 1,450
Good
Very low
Low
Brighouse High School 11–18 yrs 1,430
Good
Good
Low
Lightcliffe Academy 11–16 yrs 1,350
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Rastrick High School 11–16 yrs 1,750
Good
Good
Low

Sixth Form Schools in Brighouse

Most of Brighouse's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Attainment is very low - 100% of sixth form schools fall under this category. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Brighouse's sixth form schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Appleton Academy 3–16 yrs 1,450
Good
Very low
Low
Last updated: 16 Aug 2023