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Faith schools in Brighouse

All 7 faith schools in Brighouse.

7 schools in Brighouse

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  1. St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton

    Brighouse, HD6 4HP · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Brighouse faith schools average.

    17 first choices, 20 offers made

    Met the standard at 1179%

    Brighouse faith schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.4%Brighouse faith schools 3.9%
    Pupils
    198
    Pupils per teacher
    24.1
    View school St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton
  2. St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School

    Brighouse, HD6 2AN · State · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Brighouse faith schools average.

    Met the standard at 1168%

    Brighouse faith schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.1%Brighouse faith schools 3.9%
    Pupils
    224
    Pupils per teacher
    26.0
    View school St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School
  3. Trinity Academy St Chad's

    Brighouse, HD6 2PA · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Brighouse faith schools average.

    14 first choices, 15 offers made

    Met the standard at 1181%

    Brighouse faith schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.9%Brighouse faith schools 3.9%
    Pupils
    121
    Pupils per teacher
    17.3
    View school Trinity Academy St Chad's
  4. St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse

    Brighouse, HD6 2NT · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Brighouse faith schools average.

    18 first choices, 18 offers made

    Met the standard at 1165%

    Brighouse faith schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.7%Brighouse faith schools 3.9%
    Pupils
    196
    Pupils per teacher
    27.6
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse
  5. Lightcliffe C of E Primary School

    Halifax, HX3 8SH · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
    • Church of England

    Results below the Brighouse faith schools average.

    38 first choices, 40 offers made

    Met the standard at 1164%

    Brighouse faith schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.3%Brighouse faith schools 3.9%
    Pupils
    370
    Pupils per teacher
    22.4
    View school Lightcliffe C of E Primary School
  6. Hipperholme Grammar School

    Hx3 8je · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 16

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Grammar
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results close to the England average.

    Attainment 8 at 1646.6

    England 46.2

    Days missed
    –Brighouse faith schools 3.9%
    Pupils
    285
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Hipperholme Grammar School
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How Brighouse's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Brighouse 70%England 62%Lightcliffe C of E Primary School: 64%St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse: 65%St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School: 68%St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton: 79%Trinity Academy St Chad's: 81%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Brighouse

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Brighouse average 4.1%Lightcliffe C of E Primary School: 3.3%St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton: 3.4%Trinity Academy St Chad's: 3.9%St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School: 4.1%St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse: 4.7%St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School: 5%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Brighouse

Ofsted grades in Brighouse

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 3 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 4
  • Good: 3 of 4
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 4
  • Inadequate: 0 of 4
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Brighouse

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    7 of the 7 faith schools in Brighouse have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Brighouse, explained

There are 7 faith schools in Brighouse, teaching 1,550 children. 2 are run by the council and 4 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 independent school.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

69.7% of pupils in Brighouse faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 64% to 81%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

15.4% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,807 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 6.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Brighouse?
There are 7 faith schools in Brighouse, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Brighouse?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Brighouse on Eduscope are St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton, St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School and Trinity Academy St Chad's. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Brighouse?
Brighouse has 1 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 3 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith schools in Brighouse ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Brighouse faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Brighouse is 24:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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