Academy converter · Calderdale

The Calder Learning Trust

4–16Ages
1,250Pupils
All-throughPhase
150387URN

Brier Hey Lane, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, HX7 5QN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Calderdale median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in CalderdaleSelective

340 applications for 217 places · 12th of 13 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.5of 90

Calderdale 48.1 England 46.0

5th of 13 in Calderdale

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 February 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years 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

1.6applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Calderdale median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

340 applications · 217 places offered · 190 named it first

2026 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.0
2025 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2023 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2022 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2021 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Calderdale median

Dashed bars: as The Calder Learning Trust (URN 107562), Cragg Vale Junior and Infant School (URN 107508), the previous school.

Reception entry, September 2026: 2.1 per place (21 applications for 10 places).

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

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

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	217	340	1.6	190	0.88
Sep 2025	238	402	1.7	203	0.85
Sep 2024 *	247	422	1.7	201	0.81
Sep 2023 *	253	459	1.8	240	0.95
Sep 2022 *	250	452	1.8	203	0.81
Sep 2021 *	259	486	1.9	224	0.86
Sep 2020 *	276	507	1.8	237	0.86
Sep 2019 *	272	484	1.8	216	0.79
Sep 2018 *	239	448	1.9	177	0.74
Sep 2017 *	228	424	1.9	155	0.68
Sep 2016 *	217	406	1.9	152	0.70
Sep 2015 *	190	419	2.2	140	0.74
Sep 2014 *	193	464	2.4	144	0.75

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

229 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.55th of 13 in Calderdale

Calderdale 48.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths50%7th of 13 in Calderdale

Calderdale 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths73%

Calderdale 71% England 66%

This school
Calderdale median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)0.00

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	229	49.5	50%	73%	–
2024/25 *	245	48.8	47%	73%	–
2023/24 *	257	47.6	44%	62%	0.00
2022/23 *	251	48.4	43%	65%	+0.10

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 Calder Learning TrustThis school
This school

Good2022

1.6applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
Ryburn Valley High School
4.4 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Trinity Academy Grammar
4.9 km · Calderdale

Good2023

2.0applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
The Halifax Academy
5.5 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.3applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
The North Halifax Grammar School
6.6 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.7applications per place 69.6Attainment 8 Selective
The Crossley Heath School
6.8 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.7applications per place 73.2Attainment 8 Selective
Trinity Academy Halifax
6.9 km · Calderdale

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy
9.0 km · Calderdale

Good2020

1.8applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Park Lane Academy
9.2 km · Calderdale

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 32.3Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 150387 · 381/4022
Trust: Pennine Alliance Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,265 pupils · 1,250 on roll
Free school meals: 27.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2025
Replaced: The Calder Learning Trust (URN 107562); Cragg Vale Junior and Infant School (URN 107508)
Address: Brier Hey Lane, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, HX7 5QN
Local authority: Calderdale

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