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EnglandHalifax

Schools in Halifax

The Georgian columns of the Piece Hall and the Victorian bulk of the Dean Clough Mill complex define Halifax's town centre, rising from the Pennine foothills of West Yorkshire. The town is the administrative centre of Calderdale. Halifax station connects to Leeds in around twenty-five minutes and Bradford in around fifteen on the Calder Valley Line, placing the town within easy reach of both cities for working families. The 2021 census recorded a population of around 88,000, spread across valley floors and hillside fringes that run north into open Pennine moorland. Greetland, in the Calder valley south of the centre, is among the most sought-after pockets in Calderdale for school catchments, drawing families who value its village character and quieter pace. Mixenden and Luddendenfoot extend the residential range north and west, with the Town Centre's ongoing regeneration around the restored Piece Hall attracting further interest.

Area Performance

Halifax schools rank in the top 50% of England

Across 54 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.39/10, +0.00 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

15% Elite

Distribution across all Halifax schools

15%
19%
57%
8%
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding

Halifax vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 50%

Across all ranked Halifax schools

Top 53%Primaryavg #7,961 of 14,978
Top 36%Secondaryavg #1,330 of 3,680
Top 44%Sixth formavg #1,040 of 2,376

Primary schools: 42 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.13 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,961
-3 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 53% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
64%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.13 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,961
-3 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 53% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
64%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%

Secondary schools: 8 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,330
+14 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 36% of 3,680

% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
54%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
47.4
+8.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,330
+14 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 36% of 3,680

% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
54%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
47.4
+8.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1

Sixth form schools: 4 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.4/10
+0.66 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,040
+6 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 44% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
25%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
55%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.4/10
+0.66 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,040
+6 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 44% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
25%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
55%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%

Overall Oxbridge

#1,077

3 ranked schools · -163 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

26

Offers

5

Offer rate19.2%
-3.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#287

3 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

Applications

13

Offers

0

Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%

Cambridge

#909

3 ranked schools · -136 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881

Applications

13

Offers

5

Offer rate38.5%
+9.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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