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Secondary schools in Calderdale

Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.

What the data says

Calderdale has 13 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,826 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 85% stayed in education (England 86%): 30% in a school sixth form, 19% at a sixth form college, 34% at a further education college.

Apprenticeships take 5% of leavers, well above the England rate of 3%.

After sixth form, 33% of students in Calderdale went to university (England 37%), and 15% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).

GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 48.7 against 46.1 for England; 51% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).

After Year 11: Calderdale against England

Calderdale
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureCalderdaleEngland
Pupils in the cohort2,826607,348
Stayed in education85%86%
— school sixth form30%34%
— sixth form college19%13%
— further education college34%37%
Apprenticeship5%3%
Employment2%3%
No sustained destination6%6%

Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went

One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.

Rastrick High School → School sixth form: about 46 pupils (15% of 306)Rastrick High School → Sixth form college: about 138 pupils (45% of 306)Rastrick High School → Further education college: about 83 pupils (27% of 306)Rastrick High School → Apprenticeship: about 15 pupils (5% of 306)Rastrick High School → Employment: about 3 pupils (1% of 306)Rastrick High School → No sustained destination: about 15 pupils (5% of 306)Trinity Academy Halifax → School sixth form: about 88 pupils (30% of 294)Trinity Academy Halifax → Sixth form college: about 18 pupils (6% of 294)Trinity Academy Halifax → Further education college: about 132 pupils (45% of 294)Trinity Academy Halifax → Apprenticeship: about 18 pupils (6% of 294)Trinity Academy Halifax → Employment: about 6 pupils (2% of 294)Trinity Academy Halifax → No sustained destination: about 24 pupils (8% of 294)Ryburn Valley High School → School sixth form: about 107 pupils (41% of 262)Ryburn Valley High School → Sixth form college: about 37 pupils (14% of 262)Ryburn Valley High School → Further education college: about 63 pupils (24% of 262)Ryburn Valley High School → Other education: about 3 pupils (1% of 262)Ryburn Valley High School → Apprenticeship: about 21 pupils (8% of 262)Ryburn Valley High School → Employment: about 10 pupils (4% of 262)Ryburn Valley High School → No sustained destination: about 16 pupils (6% of 262)The Calder Learning Trust → School sixth form: about 38 pupils (15% of 251)The Calder Learning Trust → Sixth form college: about 70 pupils (28% of 251)The Calder Learning Trust → Further education college: about 98 pupils (39% of 251)The Calder Learning Trust → Other education: about 3 pupils (1% of 251)The Calder Learning Trust → Apprenticeship: about 10 pupils (4% of 251)The Calder Learning Trust → Employment: about 13 pupils (5% of 251)The Calder Learning Trust → No sustained destination: about 10 pupils (4% of 251)Lightcliffe Academy → School sixth form: about 57 pupils (24% of 236)Lightcliffe Academy → Sixth form college: about 33 pupils (14% of 236)Lightcliffe Academy → Further education college: about 104 pupils (44% of 236)Lightcliffe Academy → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 236)Lightcliffe Academy → Apprenticeship: about 17 pupils (7% of 236)Lightcliffe Academy → Employment: about 5 pupils (2% of 236)Lightcliffe Academy → No sustained destination: about 17 pupils (7% of 236)Brighouse High School → School sixth form: about 70 pupils (35% of 201)Brighouse High School → Sixth form college: about 30 pupils (15% of 201)Brighouse High School → Further education college: about 60 pupils (30% of 201)Brighouse High School → Apprenticeship: about 16 pupils (8% of 201)Brighouse High School → Employment: about 6 pupils (3% of 201)Brighouse High School → No sustained destination: about 10 pupils (5% of 201)The Halifax Academy → School sixth form: about 98 pupils (49% of 199)The Halifax Academy → Sixth form college: about 2 pupils (1% of 199)The Halifax Academy → Further education college: about 82 pupils (41% of 199)The Halifax Academy → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 199)The Halifax Academy → Apprenticeship: about 2 pupils (1% of 199)The Halifax Academy → Employment: about 2 pupils (1% of 199)The Halifax Academy → No sustained destination: about 14 pupils (7% of 199)The Crossley Heath School → School sixth form: about 74 pupils (41% of 180)The Crossley Heath School → Sixth form college: about 92 pupils (51% of 180)The Crossley Heath School → Further education college: about 7 pupils (4% of 180)The Crossley Heath School → Other education: about 4 pupils (2% of 180)The Crossley Heath School → Apprenticeship: about 4 pupils (2% of 180)The Crossley Heath School → No sustained destination: about 2 pupils (1% of 180)The North Halifax Grammar School → School sixth form: about 147 pupils (82% of 179)The North Halifax Grammar School → Sixth form college: about 16 pupils (9% of 179)The North Halifax Grammar School → Further education college: about 9 pupils (5% of 179)The North Halifax Grammar School → Other education: about 4 pupils (2% of 179)The North Halifax Grammar School → Apprenticeship: about 2 pupils (1% of 179)The North Halifax Grammar School → Employment: about 2 pupils (1% of 179)The North Halifax Grammar School → No sustained destination: about 2 pupils (1% of 179)Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy → School sixth form: about 9 pupils (5% of 176)Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy → Sixth form college: about 28 pupils (16% of 176)Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy → Further education college: about 114 pupils (65% of 176)Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy → Apprenticeship: about 7 pupils (4% of 176)Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy → Employment: about 4 pupils (2% of 176)Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy → No sustained destination: about 14 pupils (8% of 176)Trinity Academy Grammar → School sixth form: about 38 pupils (33% of 115)Trinity Academy Grammar → Sixth form college: about 3 pupils (3% of 115)Trinity Academy Grammar → Further education college: about 47 pupils (41% of 115)Trinity Academy Grammar → Other education: about 1 pupils (1% of 115)Trinity Academy Grammar → Apprenticeship: about 1 pupils (1% of 115)Trinity Academy Grammar → Employment: about 1 pupils (1% of 115)Trinity Academy Grammar → No sustained destination: about 17 pupils (15% of 115)Park Lane Academy → School sixth form: about 6 pupils (7% of 91)Park Lane Academy → Sixth form college: about 6 pupils (7% of 91)Park Lane Academy → Further education college: about 58 pupils (64% of 91)Park Lane Academy → Other education: about 1 pupils (1% of 91)Park Lane Academy → Apprenticeship: about 3 pupils (3% of 91)Park Lane Academy → Employment: about 2 pupils (2% of 91)Park Lane Academy → No sustained destination: about 14 pupils (15% of 91)Rastrick High School: 306 pupilsRastrick High School 306Trinity Academy Halifax: 294 pupilsTrinity Academy Halifax 294Ryburn Valley High School: 262 pupilsRyburn Valley High School 262The Calder Learning Trust: 251 pupilsThe Calder Learning Trust 251Lightcliffe Academy: 236 pupilsLightcliffe Academy 236Brighouse High School: 201 pupilsBrighouse High School 201The Halifax Academy: 199 pupilsThe Halifax Academy 199The Crossley Heath School: 180 pupilsThe Crossley Heath School 180The North Halifax Grammar School: 179 pupilsThe North Halifax Grammar School 179Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy: 176 pupilsTodmorden High School, A SHARE Ac… 176Trinity Academy Grammar: 115 pupilsTrinity Academy Grammar 115Park Lane Academy: 91 pupilsPark Lane Academy 91School sixth form: 778 pupils (31% of Calderdale’s leavers)School sixth form 778Sixth form college: 473 pupils (19% of Calderdale’s leavers)Sixth form college 473Further education college: 857 pupils (34% of Calderdale’s leavers)Further education college 857Other education: 20 pupils (1% of Calderdale’s leavers)Apprenticeship: 116 pupils (5% of Calderdale’s leavers)Apprenticeship 116Employment: 54 pupils (2% of Calderdale’s leavers)No sustained destination: 155 pupils (6% of Calderdale’s leavers)No sustained destination 155
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination

Map of secondary schools in Calderdale

Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

State-funded secondary schools (13)

Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.

SchoolPupilsStayed in educationSchool sixth formFE collegeApprenticeshipTo universityAttainment 85+ Eng & maths
Brighouse High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form1,31781%35%30%8%36%40.031%
Lightcliffe AcademyAcademy sponsor led78882%24%44%7%—38.525%
Park Lane AcademyAcademy sponsor led48178%7%64%3%—40.935%
Rastrick High SchoolAcademy converter1,77487%15%27%5%—49.961%
Ryburn Valley High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form1,58980%41%24%8%42%48.756%
The Brooksbank SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form1,446—————50.756%
The Calder Learning TrustAcademy converter1,25083%15%39%4%—48.847%
The Crossley Heath SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective1,17997%41%4%2%67%74.599%
The Halifax AcademyAcademy converter1,46191%49%41%1%—44.132%
The North Halifax Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective1,20798%82%5%1%63%68.591%
Todmorden High School, A SHARE AcademyAcademy converter88585%5%65%4%—46.043%
Trinity Academy GrammarAcademy sponsor led96878%33%41%1%—46.341%
Trinity Academy HalifaxAcademy sponsor led1,62481%30%45%6%—44.541%

Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (9)

SchoolPupilsStayed in educationSchool sixth formFE collegeApprenticeshipTo universityAttainment 85+ Eng & maths
Calderdale Collegecollege · Further education—————10%——
Beacon Lights Schoolsindependent · Other independent school209—————16.09%
Hipperholme Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · selective285—————52.056%
Rishworth Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form361—————26.30%
Trinity Sixth Form Academysixth form · Free schools 16 to 19 · sixth form912————59%——
Compass Community School Willow Parkspecial · Other independent special school72—————5.90%
Millcourt Schoolspecial · Other independent special school62—————4.00%
Ravenscliffe High Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form258100%0%0%0%—0.30%
The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Formspecial · Non-maintained special school · sixth form8383%0%8%0%—0.60%

Nearby local authorities in Yorkshire and the Humber

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