Lightcliffe Academy
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Halifax · HX3 8TL · Calderdale
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.7 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 136604
Brighouse High School
Academy converter · Brighouse · HD6 2NY
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,317
Local authority
Calderdale
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Brighouse, Calderdale, 1,317 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 23.4%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Academy converter · Secondary
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Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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Park Lane Academy
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Halifax · HX3 9LG · Calderdale
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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All Saints Catholic College
Voluntary aided school · Secondary
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Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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Academy converter · Secondary
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Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 136604
Location
- Address
- Finkil Street
- Postcode
- HD6 2NY
- Town
- Brighouse
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Calderdale
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,317
- Boys / girls
- 634 / 683
- School capacity
- 1,430
- Capacity fill
- 1,317 / 1,430 (92%)
- Free school meals
- 23.4%
- FSM pupils
- 240
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- None
- Governance
- Academy trust: BRIGHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- BRIGHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01484710408