brighouse high school
Brighouse
At the heart of the Brighouse community is Brighouse High School and we are
delighted to start a new academic year on the front foot with you all, looking
forward to another successful year working together. The summer results showed
the determination and resilience of our students and staff and we were delighted
to see our Year 11 and Year 13 cohorts secure the qualifications they needed to
take those important next steps in life. Even more satisfying, perhaps, was
seeing the development of those young people over the years into young adults
ready to contribute to society. Despite the continuing difficulties of last
year, our school and our community continued to thrive and we are proud of all
of their achievements. A particular highlight of last year was the relaunching
of our wide and varied extra –curricular activities and our trips and visits.
Everyone was delighted to see the Lakes trip back in the calendar and the Year 7
students had a wonderful week up in the Lake District during that final week of
June. There have also been other trips out to the coast for coursework studies
in Geography and to Doe Park and Bradley Woods for outdoor pursuits as well as
planning ahead for the return of the Berlin trip and the Ski trip. As we took
the step back to formal examinations, we saw the incredible achievements of our
students who have worked hard for many years to secure the richly deserved
outcomes from the key stage 4 and key stage 5 examinations. As always, I am
delighted to say that Brighouse High School students are heading into the wider
world to embrace their next challenges, whether that be with us for two more
years in our sixth form, in college, university or employment and the school
continued to strengthen the qualification outcomes in many key areas. In our
vibrant and successful sixth form college there were outstanding results in
academic and vocational qualifications and our post-16 students moved on to
their places in higher education, employment or training. In key stage 4 we were
delighted to see that the majority of our students achieved the important GCSE
benchmark qualifications in English and Maths, the vital springboard into their
next stages in education and life beyond school, and succeeded across our rich
creative curriculum too. As always though, I am sure that you will agree that
our school is about so much more than just qualifications. From the moment our
Year 7 students step foot across the threshold, they are challenged to
contribute and to achieve within a warm, caring and supportive environment. The
opportunities within and beyond the traditional curriculum are rich and diverse
at Brighouse High School; we encourage all of our students to become part of our
community and build on the sense of togetherness, which is so important to us,
and importantly recognised by those who visit us. Ofsted recognised the strength
of relationships in our school when we were inspected in February of this year,
commenting that ‘positive relationships are a cornerstone of the school’ and
recognising that ‘everyone cares at Brighouse’. It is on the firm foundations of
these relationships that we build our success with our students and the
community. We will continue to deliver strong classroom practice within an
appropriate and personalised curriculum, a positive ethos and behaviour and,
with support from home, we will continue to deliver successful outcomes for all.
