Calderdale GCSE results
Latest imported year: 2025/26. Links to all 24 schools with GCSE records in this source area, including unranked and historical records.
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Ranked by Grade 7+, then Grade 8+, then Grade 9, highest first. At least 200 known entries, 90% coverage, official Attainment 8 of at least 40 and English & maths 5+ of at least 40%, no unknown entry totals and a calculable rate are required. Policy entry-coverage-ks4-v2. Read the methodology.
Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.
Ranked schools (9)
| Rank | School | Admissions | School sector | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 8+ | Grade 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Crossley Heath School | Selective | State-funded | 1,732 | 66.7% | 45.2% | 21.3% |
| 2 | The North Halifax Grammar School | Selective | State-funded | 1,729 | 53.1% | 33.0% | 15.4% |
| 3 | The Calder Learning Trust | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,616 | 24.2% | 12.5% | 4.9% |
| 4 | Rastrick High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2,422 | 23.9% | 12.0% | 4.4% |
| 5 | Ryburn Valley High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,709 | 23.5% | 10.7% | 3.5% |
| 6 | The Brooksbank School | Not recorded | State-funded | 1,610 | 22.4% | 10.8% | 3.4% |
| 7 | Trinity Academy Grammar | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,327 | 18.4% | 10.3% | 3.4% |
| 8 | Trinity Academy Halifax | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2,713 | 17.1% | 7.7% | 2.2% |
| 9 | Hipperholme Grammar School | Selective | Independent | 329 | 15.5% | 7.1% | 1.7% |
Not ranked (15)
| School | Admissions | School sector | Latest held | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Lights Schools | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Brighouse High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Broadwood School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Compass Community School North | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Compass Community School Willow Park | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Lightcliffe Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Millcourt School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Park Lane Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Ravenscliffe High School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Rishworth School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| The Calder Learning Trust | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| The Halifax Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form | Not applicable | Not recorded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Todmorden High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |