Brighouse High School

Brighouse High School
Brighouse High School
Address
	Finkil Street; Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 2NY; England
Coordinates	53°42′48″N 1°47′47″W / 53.713334°N 1.796253°W
Information
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 Horsfield
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/

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'^[1] by Ofsted. Brighouse High School's Headteacher is Richard Horsfield. It is 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

Notable alumni

Notable former students of Brighouse High School have included actor Matthew Wolfenden, politician Holly Lynch, footballer Cameron Murray, and comedian Jack Carroll.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Brighouse High School Inspection Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ "Norwood Green's Matthew Wolfenden stars in Dancing on Ice". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
^ "From school joker to national comic kid, Jack Carroll's friends say he's a 'class act'". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

[1] "Brighouse High School Inspection Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[2] "Norwood Green's Matthew Wolfenden stars in Dancing on Ice". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

[3] "From school joker to national comic kid, Jack Carroll's friends say he's a 'class act'". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

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v t e Schools in Calderdale
Non-selective	Brighouse High School The Brooksbank School Calder High School The Halifax Academy Lightcliffe Academy Park Lane Academy Rastrick High School Ryburn Valley High School Todmorden High School Trinity Academy Grammar Trinity Academy, Halifax
Grammar	Crossley Heath School North Halifax Grammar School
Independent	Hipperholme Grammar School Rishworth School
Special	William Henry Smith School
Further education	Calderdale College The Maltings College
Defunct	Rastrick Independent School The Ridings School St Catherine's RC High School

Brighouse High School

Address

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
Information
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 Horsfield
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/