The North Halifax Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Calderdale
Moorbottom Road, Halifax, HX2 9SU
98
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/11/2023
Application demand
73%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.2%
11.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,207
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
1,250 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
73%
1st preference success rate
151 of 207 families who put it first got an offer
179
Places offered
650
Total applications
3.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 207 | 151 | ● 73% |
| 2nd preference | 286 | 25 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 104 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 53 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 650 | 179 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Calderdale lets families list 5 preferences. 359 applications came from outside the council area (89 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alexandra Kent
- Address
- Moorbottom Road, Illingworth, Halifax, HX2 9SU
- Phone
- 01422244625
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Ward / constituency
- Illingworth & Mixenden · Halifax
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136788
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 6% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE NORTH HALIFAX GRAMMAR SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
1,207 pupils · 1,250 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
08 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 904 pupils
Attendance
95.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 68.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.18 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 93% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.56 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 68.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 91.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 98.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 55% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.1 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 180 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.33 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 155 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 180 | 59% | 92% | 99% | |
| English Language | 180 | 61% | 95% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 178 | 57% | 93% | 99% | |
| Religious Studies | 177 | 59% | 90% | 94% | |
| Biology | 146 | 50% | 89% | 98% | |
| Physics | 146 | 54% | 87% | 95% | |
| Chemistry | 146 | 47% | 84% | 94% | |
| French | 89 | 55% | 88% | 97% | |
| Spanish | 88 | 25% | 66% | 77% | |
| History | 67 | 69% | 93% | 93% | |
| Business | 58 | 64% | 88% | 95% | |
| Social Studies | 56 | 57% | 88% | 96% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 59 | 22% | 49% | 69% | |
| Biology | 51 | 10% | 24% | 69% | |
| Psychology | 41 | 10% | 34% | 68% | |
| Chemistry | 39 | 10% | 33% | 62% | |
| Economics | 34 | 3% | 26% | 82% | |
| Physics | 32 | 6% | 31% | 66% | |
| Business Studies | 30 | 10% | 20% | 60% | |
| Sociology | 29 | 17% | 55% | 90% | |
| English Literature | 25 | 4% | 40% | 80% | |
| English Language | 16 | 0% | 13% | 56% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 15 | 27% | 53% | 100% | |
| Geography | 14 | 7% | 43% | 86% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13432: The North Halifax Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 16 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 67% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 71% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Calderdale council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.