Brighouse High School

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Brighouse High School
Established 1910
Type Academy
Religion None
Head Teacher Elizabeth Cresswell
Specialism Business & Enterprise
Leading Edge
Applied Learning
Location Finkil Street
Brighouse
West Yorkshire
HD6 2NY
England Coordinates: 53°42′48″N 1°47′47″W / 53.713334°N 1.796253°W / 53.713334; -1.796253
Local authority Calderdale
DfE URN 136604 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Staff 70 (approx)
Students 1,316
Gender Mixed-sex education
Ages 11–18
Houses Jupiter (BR), Mercury (IG), Pluto (HU), Saturn (SE)
Colours Red, Green, Blue, Yellow
Website BHS

Brighouse High School (and Sixth Form) is an academy school in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England.

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'[citation needed] by Ofsted. Brighouse High School's Headteacher is Mrs. Liz Cresswell. The school also has three 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, which closed in 1985.

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

Sixth form centre (to the left)

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.[citation needed]

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