Brighouse High School

Brighouse High School

Established	1910
Type	Academy
Head Teacher	Elizabeth Cresswell
Location	Finkil Street Brighouse West Yorkshire HD6 2NY England Coordinates: 53°42′48″N 1°47′47″W / 53.713334°N 1.796253°W
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' ^[1] 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.

Notable Alumni

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

References

1. http://www.brighouse.calderdale.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ofsted-report-2012.pdf
2. Administrator, huddersfieldexaminer. "Norwood Green's Matthew Wolfenden stars in Dancing on Ice". huddersfieldexaminer. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
3. "From school joker to national comic kid, Jack Carroll’s friends say he’s a ‘class act’.". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-17.

External links

• EduBase