The Crossley Heath School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Halifax, Yorkshire and the Humber HX3 0HG · Calderdale
#9 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#235 of 4,090 nationally
About The Crossley Heath School
The Crossley Heath School is a academy secondary located in Halifax, in the Calderdale local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,179 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 91.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of secondary schools in England and 9th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (99th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (55th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,179; capacity filled 101.6%; grade 4+ english & maths 98.9%; ebacc average points 7.18.
There are 50 schools in Halifax; The Crossley Heath School ranks 2nd of 48 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)74.5
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)98.9%
- A level points per entry (10%)34.8
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)11.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for The Crossley Heath School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,179
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 11.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 101.6%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 74.5
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 98.9%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 98.9%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 7.18
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 34.8
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near The Crossley Heath School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Savile Park Primary School
Halifax · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
348 students · 289 m away
Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
330 students · 588 m away
Parkinson Lane Community Primary School
Halifax · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
535 students · 651 m away
The Gleddings School
Halifax · Independent primary · Ages 3–11
224 students · 788 m away
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
272 students · 924 m away
Warley Road Primary Academy
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
518 students · 1.1 km away
Beacon Lights Schools
Halifax · Independent all-through · Ages 4–16
209 students · 1.1 km away
Bolton Brow Primary Academy
Sowerby Bridge · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
227 students · 1.4 km away
Copley Primary School
Halifax · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
309 students · 1.5 km away
Salterhebble Junior and Infant School
Halifax · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
204 students · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Trinity Academy
Doncaster · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,176 students
Trinity Academy Leeds
Leeds · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,182 students
Hungerhill School
Doncaster · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,175 students
Sheffield Park Academy
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,185 students
Cockburn John Charles Academy
Leeds · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,169 students
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,167 students
Frequently asked questions
Is The Crossley Heath School a good school?
The Crossley Heath School has a Success Index (England) of 91.0 out of 100 (Top 10% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #9 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does The Crossley Heath School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
The Crossley Heath School ranks #9 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #235 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend The Crossley Heath School?
The Crossley Heath School had 1,179 students in 2025.
Is The Crossley Heath School a primary school or a secondary school?
The Crossley Heath School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near The Crossley Heath School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of The Crossley Heath School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.