Rastrick High School
Field Top Road, Rastrick, Brighouse, HD6 3XB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- POLARIS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mathew Williams
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Polaris Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,750
- Pupils on roll
- 1,774
- URN
- 137444
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484710235
About this school
Rastrick High School is a secondary academy in Brighouse. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,774 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rastrick High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 306 | 348 | 352 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 | 48.3 | 49.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.09 -0.25 to +0.07 | +0.06 -0.09 to +0.21 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 54% | 60.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 72.4% | 77% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% | 22.4% | 27.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Rastrick High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.1 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.3 | 39 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.9 | 37.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,734 |
| 2023/24 | 1,776 |
| 2024/25 | 1,780 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rastrick High School compares
Rastrick High School ranked 4th of 11 secondary schools in Calderdale for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.9 | 7.7% | 23.9% | 1,774 | — |
| Brighouse High School | 40 | 8.6% | 22.8% | 1,317 | 1.2 miles |
| All Saints Catholic College | 44.9 | 7.2% | 31.3% | 899 | 1.5 miles |
| Lightcliffe Academy | 38.5 | 9.4% | 32.7% | 788 | 1.8 miles |
| Park Lane Academy | 40.9 | 8.6% | 56.4% | 481 | 2.3 miles |
| North Huddersfield Trust School | 35.7 | 9.5% | 52.8% | 995 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.93%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.7%
- Persistent absence
- 20.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brighouse High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Brighouse
-
All Saints Catholic College1.5 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
-
Lightcliffe Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Halifax
-
Park Lane Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Halifax
-
North Huddersfield Trust School2.3 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Brighouse
- Brighouse High School Secondary
- Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School Primary
- Carr Green Primary School Primary
- Field Lane Primary School Primary
- Longroyde Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School Primary
- St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse Primary
- Trinity Academy St Chad's Primary
- Woodhouse Primary School Primary
- Highbury School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Rastrick High School teach?
- Rastrick High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Brighouse.
- Who is the headteacher of Rastrick High School?
- The headteacher of Rastrick High School is Mr Mathew Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rastrick High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rastrick High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Rastrick High School?
- Rastrick High School has 1,774 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Rastrick High School full?
- Rastrick High School has capacity for 1,750 pupils and 1,774 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Rastrick High School a faith school?
- No. Rastrick High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Rastrick High School a selective school?
- No. Rastrick High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Rastrick High School part of an academy trust?
- Rastrick High School is part of POLARIS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rastrick High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.1 in 2022/23 and 49.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rastrick High School compare with other schools in Calderdale?
- Rastrick High School ranked 4th of 11 secondary schools in Calderdale for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rastrick High School's absence rate?
- Rastrick High School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rastrick High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rastrick High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.