Academy converter · Calderdale

Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy

11–16Ages
885Pupils
SecondaryPhase
151559URN

Ewood Lane, Todmorden, OL14 7DG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2020 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Calderdale median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in CalderdaleSelective

289 applications for 157 places · 10th of 13 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.2of 90

Calderdale 48.1 England 46.0

8th of 13 in Calderdale

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 January 2020Ofsted'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

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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to Calderdale median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

289 applications · 157 places offered · 140 named it first

2026 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
2024 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2023 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2022 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2021 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Calderdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Calderdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Calderdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Calderdale median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Calderdale median

Dashed bars: as Todmorden High School (URN 107564), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	157	289	1.8	140	0.89
Sep 2025 *	168	313	1.9	174	1.04
Sep 2024 *	170	285	1.7	148	0.87
Sep 2023 *	169	319	1.9	163	0.96
Sep 2022 *	168	305	1.8	162	0.96
Sep 2021 *	176	359	2.0	196	1.11
Sep 2020 *	177	317	1.8	147	0.83
Sep 2019 *	170	322	1.9	140	0.82
Sep 2018 *	184	266	1.5	142	0.77
Sep 2017 *	176	234	1.3	157	0.89
Sep 2016 *	152	220	1.5	122	0.80
Sep 2015 *	135	186	1.4	111	0.82
Sep 2014 *	131	185	1.4	91	0.69

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

174 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.28th of 13 in Calderdale

Calderdale 48.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%10th of 13 in Calderdale

Calderdale 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Calderdale 71% England 66%

This school
Calderdale median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.08

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	174	46.2	37%	61%	–
2024/25 *	157	46.0	43%	64%	–
2023/24 *	170	45.1	35%	54%	+0.08
2022/23 *	176	45.5	40%	60%	0.00

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

Todmorden High School, A SHARE AcademyThis school
This school

Good2020

1.8applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Whitworth Community High School
8.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Wardle Academy
8.9 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
The Valley Leadership Academy
9.0 km · Lancashire

2026

1.0applications per place 34.3Attainment 8
The Calder Learning Trust
9.0 km · Calderdale

Good2022

1.6applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
9.6 km · Lancashire

Special measures 2026

2.1applications per place 75.5Attainment 8 Selective
Unity College
10.1 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

2.5applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
11.3 km · Lancashire

2026

3.1applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Falinge Park High School
11.3 km · Rochdale

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

2.2applications per place 43.2Attainment 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: 151559 · 381/4026
Trust: Share Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 885 on roll
Free school meals: 29.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2025
Replaced: Todmorden High School (URN 107564)
Address: Ewood Lane, Todmorden, OL14 7DG
Local authority: Calderdale

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