Academy converter · Calderdale

The North Halifax Grammar School

11–18Ages
1,207Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
Sixth formAges 16–18
136788URN

Moorbottom Road, Illingworth, Halifax, HX2 9SU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.7per place

1.7 above Calderdale median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in CalderdaleSelective

670 applications for 180 places · 1st of 13 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

69.6of 90

Calderdale 48.1 England 46.0

2nd of 13 in Calderdale

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.7applications per place, Year 7

1.7 above Calderdale median (2.0) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

670 applications · 180 places offered · 240 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 3.7; Calderdale median median 2.0
2025 3.6; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 3.6; Calderdale median median 2.2
2023 3.7; Calderdale median median 2.2
2022 3.9; Calderdale median median 2.3
2021 4.8; Calderdale median median 2.4
2020 3.9; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 3.8; Calderdale median median 2.2
2018 3.5; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 3.7; Calderdale median median 2.4
2016 3.7; Calderdale median median 2.4
2015 3.6; Calderdale median median 2.4
2014 3.3; Calderdale median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Calderdale median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Calderdale median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	180	670	3.7	240	1.33
Sep 2025	179	650	3.6	207	1.16
Sep 2024	179	644	3.6	263	1.47
Sep 2023	179	664	3.7	289	1.61
Sep 2022	177	693	3.9	249	1.41
Sep 2021	180	871	4.8	379	2.11
Sep 2020	173	674	3.9	277	1.60
Sep 2019	178	671	3.8	285	1.60
Sep 2018	179	633	3.5	265	1.48
Sep 2017	176	650	3.7	262	1.49
Sep 2016	154	568	3.7	188	1.22
Sep 2015	155	560	3.6	199	1.28
Sep 2014	154	513	3.3	191	1.24

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

179 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)69.62nd of 13 in Calderdale

Calderdale 48.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths94%2nd of 13 in Calderdale

Calderdale 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths100%

Calderdale 71% England 66%

This school
Calderdale median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.18

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	179	69.6	94%	100%	–
2024/25	180	68.5	91%	99%	–
2023/24	180	68.4	93%	99%	+0.18
2022/23	179	67.9	93%	100%	+0.13

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The North Halifax Grammar SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.7applications per place 69.6Attainment 8 Selective
Trinity Academy Halifax
0.5 km · Calderdale

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
Trinity Academy Bradford
2.6 km · Bradford

Good2024

2.6applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
The Halifax Academy
3.6 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.3applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
The Crossley Heath School
4.9 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.7applications per place 73.2Attainment 8 Selective
Trinity Academy Grammar
5.0 km · Calderdale

Good2023

2.0applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Beckfoot Thornton
5.7 km · Bradford

Special measures 2026

2.1applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
6.0 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 35.3Attainment 8
The Calder Learning Trust
6.6 km · Calderdale

Good2022

1.6applications per place 49.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136788 · 381/5400
Trust: The North Halifax Grammar School Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,250 pupils · 1,207 on roll
Free school meals: 5.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2011
Replaced: The North Halifax Grammar School (URN 107574)
Address: Moorbottom Road, Illingworth, Halifax, HX2 9SU
Local authority: Calderdale

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources