Brighouse High School

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Flags

3

0 high

In-year deficit of 1.2%Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 8.6%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2012Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,451.83

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.7%

of income

In-year balance

-1.3%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 1.2%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.2% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: sickness 8.3 days.

Overall absence at 8.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

16 May 2012 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.40.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.55.2%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)31.0%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.20.2%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,302

Capacity

1,430 (91%)

Free school meals

22.4%

English additional lang.

3.1%

Ethnicity

White British 88.6%Asian 2.0%Black 0.5%Mixed 4.5%Chinese 0.2%Other 0.4%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

80.5

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.2

Mean salary

£53,118

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.6%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

25.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.5%

Unauthorised absence

2.1%

2024/25 · 1,082 pupils