The North Halifax Grammar School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Halifax, Yorkshire and the Humber HX2 9SU · Calderdale
#3 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#114 of 4,090 nationally
About The North Halifax Grammar School
The North Halifax Grammar 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 1,207 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 95.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools in England and 3rd of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (98th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (84th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,207; capacity filled 96.6%; grade 4+ english & maths 98.9%; ebacc average points 6.10.
There are 50 schools in Halifax; The North Halifax Grammar School ranks 1st 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%)68.5
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)91.1%
- A level points per entry (10%)40.3
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)5.9%
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 North Halifax Grammar School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,207
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 5.9%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 96.6%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 68.5
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 91.1%
- 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
- 6.10
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 40.3
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near The North Halifax Grammar School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Trinity Academy Whitehill
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
593 students · 328 m away
Trinity Academy Halifax
Halifax · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,624 students · 506 m away
Abbey Park Academy
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
217 students · 869 m away
Moorside Community Primary School
Halifax · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
231 students · 1.2 km away
Bradshaw Primary School
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
323 students · 1.3 km away
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
172 students · 1.6 km away
Dean Field Community Primary School
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
220 students · 1.6 km away
Ash Green Community Primary School
Halifax · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
440 students · 1.8 km away
Shibden Head Primary Academy
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
401 students · 2.1 km away
Trinity Academy Akroydon
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
203 students · 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Appleton Academy
Bradford · Academy all-through · Ages 3–16
1,207 students
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,211 students
Liberty Academy
Hull · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,199 students
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,226 students
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Cleckheaton · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,228 students
Sheffield Park Academy
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,185 students
Frequently asked questions
Is The North Halifax Grammar School a good school?
The North Halifax Grammar School has a Success Index (England) of 95.0 out of 100 (Top 5% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #3 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 North Halifax Grammar School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
The North Halifax Grammar School ranks #3 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #114 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend The North Halifax Grammar School?
The North Halifax Grammar School had 1,207 students in 2025.
Is The North Halifax Grammar School a primary school or a secondary school?
The North Halifax Grammar School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near The North Halifax Grammar School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of The North Halifax Grammar School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.