Rastrick High School

Rastrick High School continues to maintain its good overall judgment following its recent ungraded inspection. Evidence suggests that the school may achieve an outstanding rating should a graded inspection take place in the near future. The school's welcoming community fosters a safe environment where pupils thrive academically and personally, contributing to high examination outcomes and a well-rounded educational experience that prepares them for modern life. The focus on academic rigor and personal development is evident in the carefully constructed curriculum and the extensive range of extracurricular activities available to students.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve very well academically with high examination outcomes.
• The school provides a vast range of extracurricular activities, with over 50 clubs available.
• Teachers offer highly effective training and employ best teaching practices.
• The curriculum is ambitious and inclusive, catering well to pupils with SEND.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective and create a positive school culture.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Rastrick High School attended 92.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 20.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.3% of pupils at Rastrick High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Rastrick High School had 17.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.1% of pupils at Rastrick High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Rastrick High School received £7,892 and spent £6,672 for each of its 1,783 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,458,000 (£818 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Polaris Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,304 and spending £6,520 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Brighouse · Calderdale local authority: places and applications

Rastrick High School is part of Polaris Multi Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Field Lane Primary School Brighouse
• Old Earth Primary School Elland
• Fixby Junior and Infant School Huddersfield
• Siddal Primary School Halifax
• Salterlee Primary School Halifax
• Luddendenfoot Academy Halifax

What is Rastrick High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rastrick High School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Rastrick High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rastrick High School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Rastrick High School have?

Rastrick High School has 1,774 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rastrick High School cover?

Rastrick High School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Rastrick High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 50.9, and 57% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Rastrick High School?

Rastrick High School is at Field Top Road, Rastrick, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 3XB.