Overall Oxbridge
#689
3 ranked schools · -36 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
40
Offers
15
Offer rate37.5%
+8.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
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.
42
Primary
schools
5
Secondary
schools
3
All-through
schools
2
Post-16
colleges
8
Special
schools
1
Other
schools
of which4sixth forms·2grammar·12faith61 total
Area Performance
Halifax schools rank in the top 49% of England
Across 53 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.47/10, +0.09 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
15% Elite
Distribution across all Halifax schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Halifax vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 49%
Across all ranked Halifax schools
Top 51%Primaryavg #7,595 of 14,821
Top 38%Secondaryavg #1,464 of 3,803
Top 40%Sixth formavg #1,004 of 2,523
Primary schools: 42 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.06 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,595
-1 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 51% of 14,821
% 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
7.4/10
+0.06 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,595
-1 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 51% of 14,821
% 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
7.6/10
+0.19 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,464
+12 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 38% of 3,803
% 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
7.6/10
+0.19 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,464
+12 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 38% of 3,803
% 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: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.1/10
+0.32 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,004
+10 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 40% of 2,523
% 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
8.1/10
+0.32 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,004
+10 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 40% of 2,523
% 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%
Oxford
#284
3 ranked schools · -22 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
14
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-16.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#582
3 ranked schools · +117 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
26
Offers
15
Offer rate57.7%
+20.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Halifax town
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Halifax town
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Halifax town
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