Teacher of Science

Brighouse High School Context and Ethos

Brighouse High School is a school which has high expectations and is uncompromising in working to meet the needs of individual pupils. Our school is oversubscribed and has consistently served the community of Brighouse and the surrounding area, always developing and building on consistent good practice and ensuring that positive experiences of student and staff development are partnered with good outcomes for the students. Our School Direct Programme is also growing rapidly as we move to ensure that we engage, train and retain the best teachers for our students.

Pupils, including students in the sixth form, are proud to attend the school. They feel safe and cared for. Pupils feel they can speak to any member of staff if they have concerns or worries.

Positive relationships are a cornerstone of the school and allow pupils to express themselves with confidence.

Pupils believe the school takes their well-being seriously. One pupil told an inspector, ‘Everyone cares at Brighouse.’

The atmosphere around school and in lessons is calm. Pupils behave well and engage positively in lessons. Pupils are polite and respectful towards each other and staff.

Ofsted 2022

Our commitment to a broad and balanced curriculum has never faltered; we have always ensured that students are offered the broadest range of opportunities to succeed in an inclusive and supportive environment. We are consistently amongst the highest achieving secondary schools in Calderdale for enabling our students to progress with the benchmark qualifications required to access their next steps in education, employment or training.

Our ethos is simple; we value and are proud to be a comprehensive school which serves all of our local community. The core purpose of our school is to raise achievement for all and to do this within a framework of positive behaviour and relationships. We consistently strive to ensure that Brighouse High School is a happy place to learn and work and that there is equality of opportunities for all. We put the welfare and achievement of our pupils at the core of all our decisions.

Our vision remains clear; we aim to provide for our students an education and support that is second to none.

Our sense of togetherness is important to us and to our community and it is often quoted that ‘the best thing about Brighouse High is the people in it’.

Leadership Structure

The senior team currently comprises of the Headteacher, three Deputy Headteachers, one Associate Deputy Headteacher and six Assistant Headteachers.

Intake of pupils and the Area served by the School

Brighouse is a compact market town situated close to the Pennines, the Yorkshire Dales and the M62. The cities of Leeds and Bradford are within easy access. The traditional industrial base of the town was textiles and engineering but this has been replaced by a much more diverse economy supporting a number of small workshop enterprises.

The School draws the majority of its pupils from Brighouse and the marginal villages which surround the town. The pupil intake is of varied socio-economic background and from a wide range of housing from the town houses of Brighouse to the suburbs of Clifton, Lightcliffe and Hove Edge.

Brighouse High School is committed to providing a first class education for all its pupils and has developed strong links with the community of Brighouse and district.

There are currently 1373 pupils, including 330 in the Sixth Form. The school is popular with parents and is consistently oversubscribed.

Accommodation

The school currently occupies two sites. Years 7-11 occupy premises at Hove Edge, a pleasant residential area about one mile away from the town centre and the sixth form college is housed in a 19th century, impressive building in the centre of Brighouse with easy access from the bus station.