The Rastrick High School (and Sixth Form) is a mixed-gender 11-18

Secondary education

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 comprehensive school

Comprehensive school

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 located in Rastrick, West Yorkshire

Rastrick

Rastrick is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax. It is perhaps best known for its association, along with its neighbour Brighouse, with the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band...

, England. A specialist school

Specialist school

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, it is a Technology College

Technology College

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.

History

The school was formed in 1985 following the merger of Rastrick Grammar School and Reinswood Secondary School. However, its history can be traced back to 1621. The school is a technology specialist school and has many impressive design and technology specialist equipment.

Academic performance

The school is ranked 9th out of 17 secondary schools that are in Calderdale

Calderdale

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, based on GCSE

General Certificate of Secondary Education

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 pass rates. It gets reasonable results at GCSE, well above the Calderdale average.

Rastrick Grammar School

• Christopher Paul Baker
  Christopher Paul Baker
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  , travel writer
• Richard Blakey
  Richard Blakey
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   a former England and Yorkshire cricketer.
• John Ellis
  John Ellis (UK politician)
  John Ellis is a British Labour Party politician.Ellis was educated at Rastrick Grammar School, Brighouse. He was a laboratory technician and was employed in the Meteorological Office....
  
  , Labour MP for Bristol North West from 1966–70 and Brigg and Scunthorpe
  Brigg and Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)
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• Sir (Albert) Larry Lamb, editor of the Daily Express
  Daily Express
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  from 1983-6 and of The Sun
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  from 1969–72 and 1975–81
• Sir John E. Walker
  John E. Walker
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  , Professor of Molecular Bioenergetics at the University of Cambridge since 2002, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
  Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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   in 1997 for discovery of an enzyme mechanism in the synthesis of Adenosine triphosphate
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Luke Butterworth (Professional Squash Player)
Richard Lopag (Professional Rugby Player)
Gareth Rhys Thomas (Professional Lacrosse Player)

Former and Current teachers

• Peter Clark, old head teacher
  Head teacher
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  , received a CBE
  Order of the British Empire
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  in 1998.
• Mrs H M Lennie BA MSc, Current Headteacher.

Mr George, Head of History and
Mrs Fake, Head of Music

External links

• Edubase
• Rastrick High School & 6th Form College Website