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25 fields differ · 11 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Brighouse High School | Hipperholme and Lightcliffe High School and Sports College | Lightcliffe Academy | Rastrick High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Brighouse High School | Hipperholme and Lightcliffe High School and Sports College | Lightcliffe Academy | Rastrick High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Brighouse, HD6 2NY | Halifax, HX3 8TL | Halifax, HX3 8TL | Brighouse, HD6 3XB |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Foundation school | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–16 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Needs attention | — | Not judged | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next |
| Attainment 8differs | 44.7 | — | 38.7 | 48.3 |
| Progress 8differs | -0.2 | — | -0.4 | 0.1 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 39% | — | 30% | 54% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 64% | — | 55% | 72% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 21% | — | 5% | 22% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.8 | — | 3.1 | 4.2 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.8% | — | 11.6% | 8.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 19.2% | — | 34.6% | 23.2% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.9% | — | 5.9% | 2.9% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.98 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.82 (Often has places) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 197 | — | 97 | 348 |
| Places offereddiffers | 201 | — | 157 | 347 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,317 | — | 788 | 1,774 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,317 / 1,430 (92%) | — | 788 / 1,350 (58%) | 1,774 / 1,750 (101%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 23.4% | — | 35.4% | 22% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Richard Horsfield | Mr Anthony Smith | Mrs Joanne Hackett | Mr Mathew Williams |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Calder Valley | Calder Valley | Calder Valley | Calder Valley |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | Abbey Multi Academy Trust | Polaris Multi Academy Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: BRIGHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST | Supported by a trust | Academy trust: ABBEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: POLARIS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | BRIGHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST | — | ABBEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | POLARIS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nursery | — | — | — | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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