Brighouse High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,317 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.0
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The Crossley Heath School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,179of 1,160 places
- Free school meals
- 11.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 178
- Ofsted
- Good, 3 July 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Crossley Heath School (URN 107575, until 1 January 2013).
What the data says
Of the 180 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Crossley Heath School in 2023, 41% stayed on in The Crossley Heath School’s own sixth form (Calderdale average 30%), 4% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 113 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 67% went to university (Calderdale 33%, England 37%), and 34% 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 74.5 against 46.1 across England and 48.7 in Calderdale, with 99% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, The Crossley Heath School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 51% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
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 | The Crossley Heath School | Calderdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 180 | 2,826 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 97% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 41% | 30% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 51% | 19% | 13% |
| — further education college | 4% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 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 | The Crossley Heath School | Calderdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 113 | 1,734 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 72% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 67% | 33% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 34% | 15% | 19% |
| Further education | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 11% | 23% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 22% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Crossley Heath School | Calderdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 74.5 | 48.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 99% | 51% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 82% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.18 | 4.20 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 9% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 75.8 | 38.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 74.4 | 52.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 23% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 178 | 100% | 23% | 78% | 47% | 99% |
| Physics | 178 | 100% | 23% | 70% | 46% | 99% |
| Biology | 178 | 100% | 23% | 69% | 45% | 98% |
| English Literature | 178 | 100% | 86% | 52% | 21% | 98% |
| English Language | 178 | 100% | 89% | 54% | 20% | 99% |
| Mathematics | 178 | 100% | 88% | 82% | 22% | 100% |
| French | 95 | 53% | 18% | 73% | 29% | 98% |
| Computer Science | 92 | 52% | 13% | 60% | 30% | 97% |
| Geography | 87 | 49% | 41% | 78% | 25% | 99% |
| Religious Studies | 86 | 48% | 31% | 83% | 32% | 98% |
| History | 85 | 48% | 41% | 79% | 26% | 99% |
| German | 63 | 35% | 5% | 78% | 33% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 40 | 22% | 8% | 78% | 21% | 100% |
| Applied Engineering | 32 | 18% | 0% | 69% | 18% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 31 | 17% | 11% | 65% | 23% | 97% |
| Chinese | 26 | 15% | 1% | 73% | 75% | 96% |
| Music | 19 | 11% | 5% | 74% | 33% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 19 | 11% | 11% | 79% | 24% | 100% |
| Textiles | 10 | 6% | 2% | 80% | 27% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 6 | 3% | 9% | 100% | 28% | 100% |
| Graphic Communication | 6 | 3% | 1% | 67% | 23% | 100% |
| Arabic | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Photography | 2 | 1% | 6% | — | 19% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 65 | 64% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 3 | 3% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | The Crossley Heath School | Calderdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 246 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 101 | 802 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 34.84 | 34.43 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 14% | 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 | 47 | 47% | 31% |
| Psychology | 41 | 41% | 23% |
| Biology | 36 | 36% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 27 | 27% | 17% |
| Economics | 21 | 21% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 16 | 16% | 13% |
| Sociology | 15 | 15% | 13% |
| English Language | 13 | 13% | 4% |
| Physics | 12 | 12% | 12% |
| History | 12 | 12% | 13% |
| Geography | 11 | 11% | 10% |
| Product Design | 7 | 7% | 2% |
| English Literature | 7 | 7% | 11% |
| Computer Science | 7 | 7% | 5% |
| Further Mathematics | 6 | 6% | 5% |
| Religious Studies | 6 | 6% | 4% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Graphic Communication | — | — | 2% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 8 | 8% | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 6 | 6% | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Law / Legal Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
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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.