England · Grammar school
The North Halifax Grammar School
Halifax · Mixed (co-educational) · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 136788)
Overview
- Address
- Moorbottom Road, Illingworth, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 9SU
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Mixed (co-educational)
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 1,207
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Eligible for free school meals
- 5.9%
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- The North Halifax Grammar School Academy Trust
- Local authority
- Calderdale
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (get-information-schools.service.gov.uk, get-information-schools.service.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026
Admissions and the 11+
- Admissions policy
- Selective (grammar school)
- Selection in this area
- Partially selective area13% of Year 7 places offered in Calderdale for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
- Entrance test
- Not yet available
- Qualifying score
- Not yet available
- Catchment area
- For September 2027 entry, up to 10% of the 180 places (up to 18) go to children who meet the qualifying standard and live in the school's priority admissions area: the Illingworth and Mixenden ward and the Ovenden ward of Calderdale. If more qualify, the highest English and maths merit wins.
- Children from outside the catchment
- Yes: For September 2027 entry, most places are open to children from anywhere in the UK and go in order of combined English and maths merit, after looked-after children, Pupil Premium/Service Premium children and the priority-area places.
Applications and offers for Year 7
For September 2026 entry, 670 applicants named this school (240 as their first choice) for 180 places. 92 of 180 offers went to children living outside Calderdale.
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Calderdale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 180 | 670 | 240 | 1.3 | 92 |
| Sept 2025 | 179 | 650 | 207 | 1.2 | 89 |
| Sept 2024 | 179 | 644 | 263 | 1.5 | 79 |
| Sept 2023 | 179 | 664 | 289 | 1.6 | 79 |
| Sept 2022 | 177 | 693 | 249 | 1.4 | 76 |
Show all 13 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Calderdale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 180 | 871 | 379 | 2.1 | 83 |
| Sept 2020 | 173 | 674 | 277 | 1.6 | 78 |
| Sept 2019 | 178 | 671 | 285 | 1.6 | 77 |
| Sept 2018 | 179 | 633 | 265 | 1.5 | 69 |
| Sept 2017 | 176 | 650 | 262 | 1.5 | 66 |
| Sept 2016 | 154 | 568 | 188 | 1.2 | 55 |
| Sept 2015 | 155 | 560 | 199 | 1.3 | 49 |
| Sept 2014 | 154 | 513 | 191 | 1.2 | 49 |
"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Calderdale" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.
Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (nhgs.co.uk), last checked 1 November 2026
Key dates
- Test registration
- Not yet available
- Test date
- Not yet available
- Results sent to families
- Not yet available
- Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
- By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
- Open days
- Not yet available
- School opened (current registration)
- 1 June 2011
Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Ofsted inspection
Inspected on 8 November 2023: overall Good. Read the report ↗
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Inspection history (2)
Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026
Exam results
GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)
| Measure | This school | Selective schools in England | All state schools in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90). | 69.6 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 94.4% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 49.7% | 57.7% | 14.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 98.3% | 64.8% |
| Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. | – | – | – |
Attainment 8 over time: 68.4 (2023/24) → 68.5 (2024/25) → 69.6 (2025/26).
179 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.
Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
How to get there
- Postcode
- HX2 9SU
- Map location
- 53.75564, -1.88279
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 01422244625
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- www.nhgs.co.uk
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 136788) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026