77%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
60%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
49.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
27%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1532.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,780
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 11/10/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCalderdale
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Rastrick High School · Secondary · Calderdale
Part ofPOLARIS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
77%
+5pp
77%74%70%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
60%
+7pp
61%55%50%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
Attainment 8
49.9
+1.6
52.049.046.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 49.9
EBacc entry
27%
+5pp
27%19%10%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27%
EBacc APS
1532.5
+88.5
1532.51324.91117.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1532.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,780
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
21%
Contact
Address
Field Top Road, Rastrick, Brighouse, HD6 3XB
Local authority
Calderdale
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60% | 49.9 | Not applicable | 27% | 1532.5 | 51% | 1,780 |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 54% | 48.3 | +0.06 | 22% | 1444.0 | 42% | 1,776 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 50% | 46.1 | -0.09 | 10% | 1169.9 | 26% | 1,734 |
| 2021/22 | 76% | 60% | 52.0 | +0.33 | 18% | 1285.0 | 26% | 1,673 |
| 2018/19 | 73% | 51% | 48.9 | -0.13 | 27% | 1117.3 | 28% | 1,538 |
| 2017/18 | 75% | 53% | 49.8 | +0.37 | 47% | 1034.6 | 49% | 1,528 |
| 2016/17 | 74% | 56% | 50.0 | +0.28 | 33% | — | 33% | 1,464 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 27.8 | C- | -0.23 | 10% | 100 |
| 2016/17 | 25.1 | C- | -0.23 | 8% | 90 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,780 | 18.2 | 13% | 4% | 24% | 8% | 21% |
| 2023/24 | 1,776 | 17.8 | 12% | 4% | 23% | 8% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 1,734 | 16.8 | 11% | 4% | 22% | 9% | 26% |
| 2021/22 | 1,673 | 18.0 | 11% | 4% | 22% | 8% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 1,612 | 16.6 | 11% | 6% | 24% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,538 | 17.6 | 10% | 7% | 25% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | 1,528 | 16.4 | 10% | 7% | 24% | 5% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 1,464 | 16.3 | 17% | 8% | 23% | 4% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.