Academy converter · Calderdale

The Crossley Heath School

11–18Ages
1,179Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
Sixth formAges 16–18
139182URN

Savile Park, Halifax, HX3 0HG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 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

655 applications for 177 places · 2nd of 13 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

73.2of 90

Calderdale 48.1 England 46.0

1st of 13 in Calderdale

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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)

655 applications · 177 places offered · 293 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 3.7; Calderdale median median 2.0
2025 3.5; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 3.3; Calderdale median median 2.2
2023 3.6; Calderdale median median 2.2
2022 3.4; Calderdale median median 2.3
2021 4.5; Calderdale median median 2.4
2020 3.3; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 3.4; Calderdale median median 2.2
2018 3.1; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 3.5; Calderdale median median 2.4
2016 3.3; Calderdale median median 2.4
2015 3.1; 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	177	655	3.7	293	1.66
Sep 2025	174	614	3.5	266	1.53
Sep 2024	178	586	3.3	249	1.40
Sep 2023	179	644	3.6	275	1.54
Sep 2022	178	610	3.4	313	1.76
Sep 2021	176	792	4.5	346	1.97
Sep 2020	178	590	3.3	267	1.50
Sep 2019	179	599	3.4	300	1.68
Sep 2018	180	558	3.1	273	1.52
Sep 2017	178	618	3.5	311	1.75
Sep 2016	177	585	3.3	346	1.95
Sep 2015	179	554	3.1	296	1.65
Sep 2014	156	515	3.3	280	1.79

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

179 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)73.21st of 13 in Calderdale

Calderdale 48.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths97%1st of 13 in Calderdale

Calderdale 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths99%

Calderdale 71% England 66%

This school
Calderdale median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.49

−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	73.2	97%	99%	–
2024/25	178	74.5	99%	99%	–
2023/24	179	72.6	93%	100%	+0.49
2022/23	180	69.3	93%	98%	+0.34

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 Crossley Heath SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.7applications per place 73.2Attainment 8 Selective
The Halifax Academy
1.7 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.3applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
Trinity Academy Grammar
2.0 km · Calderdale

Good2023

2.0applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Park Lane Academy
2.4 km · Calderdale

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 32.3Attainment 8
Ryburn Valley High School
3.7 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
The Brooksbank School
3.9 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
Trinity Academy Halifax
4.6 km · Calderdale

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
The North Halifax Grammar School
4.9 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.7applications per place 69.6Attainment 8 Selective
Brighouse High School
5.5 km · Calderdale

2026

2.3applications per place 43.4Attainment 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: 139182 · 381/5401
Trust: The Crossley Heath School Academy Trust Limited
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,160 pupils · 1,179 on roll
Free school meals: 11.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2013
Replaced: The Crossley Heath School (URN 107575)
Address: Savile Park, Halifax, HX3 0HG
Local authority: Calderdale

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