Best Schools in Halifax

How many schools are there in Halifax?

Halifax has 59 open schools: 42 state primary, 7 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent, 6 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Halifax are rated Outstanding?

8 schools in Halifax were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Luddendenfoot Academy, Trinity Academy Halifax, Parkinson Lane Community Primary School, All Saints' CofE Primary School, The Greetland Academy and 3 more. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 51 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Luddendenfoot AcademyTrinity Academy HalifaxParkinson Lane Community Primary SchoolAll Saints' CofE Primary SchoolThe Greetland Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Halifax get the best GCSE results?

Of the 6 schools in Halifax with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at The Crossley Heath School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 73.2 and 97% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; The North Halifax Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 69.6 and 94% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Trinity Academy Halifax, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.4 and 52% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

The Crossley Heath SchoolThe North Halifax Grammar SchoolTrinity Academy Halifax

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Halifax have the best SATs results?

Of the 42 primary schools in Halifax with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Luddendenfoot Academy (90% in reading, 100% in maths); and The Greetland Academy (91% in reading, 97% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary AcademyLuddendenfoot AcademyThe Greetland Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Halifax?

Yes. The Crossley Heath School and The North Halifax Grammar School are state grammar schools in Halifax. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

The Crossley Heath SchoolThe North Halifax Grammar School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Halifax have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Halifax have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Calderdale allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Halifax?

Apply to Calderdale through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.