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%
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
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
Distribution across all Halifax schools
Halifax vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Halifax schools
top 53% of 14,978
top 53% of 14,978
top 37% of 3,862
top 37% of 3,862
top 43% of 2,555
top 43% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
3 ranked schools · -163 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
26
Offers
5
Oxford
3 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
13
Offers
0
Cambridge
3 ranked schools · -136 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
13
Offers
5
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