Brighouse High School (and Sixth Form) is an academy school in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England.
| Brighouse High School | |
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| Address | |
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Finkil Street , , 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/ |
Admissions
editIt 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
editThe 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
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Notable alumni
editNotable former students of Brighouse High School have included actor Matthew Wolfenden, politician Holly Lynch, footballer Cameron Murray, and comedian Jack Carroll.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "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.