Brighouse High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,317 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.0
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The North Halifax Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,207of 1,250 places
- Free school meals
- 5.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 180
- Ofsted
- Good, 8 November 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The North Halifax Grammar School (URN 107574, until 1 June 2011).
What the data says
Of the 179 pupils who finished Year 11 at The North Halifax Grammar School in 2023, 82% stayed on in The North Halifax Grammar School’s own sixth form (Calderdale average 30%), 5% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 156 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 63% went to university (Calderdale 33%, England 37%), and 39% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 68.5 against 46.1 across England and 48.7 in Calderdale, with 91% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, The North Halifax Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
Chemistry is unusually popular at GCSE: 81% of the year group took it, against 23% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Calderdale and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Calderdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 179 | 2,826 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 98% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 82% | 30% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 19% | 13% |
| — further education college | 5% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Calderdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 156 | 1,734 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 72% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 63% | 33% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 39% | 15% | 19% |
| Further education | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 12% | 23% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 22% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Calderdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 68.5 | 48.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 91% | 51% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 55% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.10 | 4.20 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 3% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 69.5 | 38.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 68.5 | 52.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 15% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 180 | 100% | 88% | 59% | 22% | 99% |
| English Language | 180 | 100% | 89% | 61% | 20% | 99% |
| English Literature | 178 | 99% | 86% | 57% | 21% | 99% |
| Religious Studies | 177 | 98% | 31% | 59% | 32% | 94% |
| Biology | 146 | 81% | 23% | 50% | 45% | 98% |
| Physics | 146 | 81% | 23% | 54% | 46% | 95% |
| Chemistry | 146 | 81% | 23% | 47% | 47% | 94% |
| French | 89 | 49% | 18% | 55% | 29% | 97% |
| Spanish | 88 | 49% | 19% | 25% | 27% | 77% |
| History | 67 | 37% | 41% | 69% | 26% | 93% |
| Business Studies | 58 | 32% | 18% | 64% | 20% | 95% |
| Psychology | 55 | 31% | 3% | 58% | 22% | 98% |
| Geography | 50 | 28% | 41% | 68% | 25% | 92% |
| Physical Education | 41 | 23% | 11% | 37% | 24% | 95% |
| Computer Science | 37 | 21% | 13% | 57% | 30% | 100% |
| Combined Science | 32 | 18% | 65% | 53% | 9% | 97% |
| Fine Art | 25 | 14% | 9% | 24% | 28% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 22 | 12% | 11% | 41% | 23% | 100% |
| Media Studies | 18 | 10% | 4% | 33% | 20% | 89% |
| Music | 12 | 7% | 5% | 17% | 33% | 58% |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Punjabi | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Graphic Communication | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 23% | — |
| Sociology | 1 | 1% | 4% | — | 21% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Calderdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 301 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 155 | 802 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 40.33 | 34.43 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 19% | 13% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 58 | 37% | 31% |
| Biology | 51 | 33% | 20% |
| Psychology | 41 | 26% | 23% |
| Chemistry | 38 | 25% | 17% |
| Economics | 34 | 22% | 13% |
| Physics | 31 | 20% | 12% |
| Business Studies | 30 | 19% | 13% |
| Sociology | 29 | 19% | 13% |
| English Literature | 25 | 16% | 11% |
| English Language | 16 | 10% | 4% |
| Further Mathematics | 15 | 10% | 5% |
| Geography | 14 | 9% | 10% |
| Politics | 11 | 7% | 6% |
| Media Studies | 11 | 7% | 4% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 6% | 5% |
| History | 9 | 6% | 13% |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 5% | 4% |
| Spanish | 8 | 5% | 2% |
| Physical Education | 7 | 5% | 3% |
| French | 7 | 5% | 1% |
| Electronics | 6 | 4% | 0% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 11 | 7% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 6 | 4% | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.