Brighouse High School


Brighouse High School is an academy school in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England. Formally Brighouse Girl's Grammar School

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' by Ofsted. Brighouse High School's Headteacher is Mr Richard Horsfield. The school also has two Deputy Headteachers.
It is situated adjacent to 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 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 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.