Schools in Brighouse

About schools in Brighouse

Most of the 14 schools listed in Brighouse are primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

63%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 10 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

45.7

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools10

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Carr Green Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Field Lane Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  18%

  expected standard
• Longroyde Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 2 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 7

• St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 7 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Trinity Academy St Chad's

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• Woodhouse Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  74%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Brighouse High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  40.0

  Attainment 8
• Rastrick High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  49.9

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Highbury School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 11

• The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form

  Non-maintained special school · Ages 5 to 19 · Boys

Common questions about schools in Brighouse

How many schools are in Brighouse?

OfferDay lists 14 schools in Brighouse, including ten primary schools and two secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Brighouse?

Every school in Brighouse is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Brighouse?

OfferDay ranks schools in Brighouse where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 15 July 2026.