Highbury School
Community special school · Ages 4–11 · Brighouse, Calderdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Calderdale Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Highbury School is a special school in Brighouse, Calderdale for ages 4–11. Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 10 July 2024. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Highbury School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 10 July 2024, was that the school remains Outstanding; of the 8 nearest other schools in Calderdale, 2 are Outstanding and 6 have no current grade.
- 41.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, among 155 pupils on roll in the January 2026 school census.
- The school has 10.9 pupils per teacher.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Calderdale schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lower Edge Road, Rastrick, Brighouse, HD6 3LD
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 155 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 10 July 2024
Strengths
- “This is an inspirational school.”
- “The experience for pupils at Highbury School is one of joy and happiness.”
- “There is an overwhelming atmosphere of care and respect throughout the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 0% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Calderdale.
- The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form 0.4 mi Outstanding
- Compass Community School North 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Stafford Hall School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ravenscliffe High School 2.9 mi School remains Outstanding
- Hipperholme Grammar School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Gleddings School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Beacon Lights Schools 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Compass Community School Willow Park 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade