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.
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
| Measure | Calderdale | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,826 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 30% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 19% | 13% |
| — further education college | 34% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% |
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.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighouse High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,317 | 81% | 35% | 30% | 8% | 36% | 40.0 | 31% |
| Lightcliffe AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 788 | 82% | 24% | 44% | 7% | — | 38.5 | 25% |
| Park Lane AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 481 | 78% | 7% | 64% | 3% | — | 40.9 | 35% |
| Rastrick High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,774 | 87% | 15% | 27% | 5% | — | 49.9 | 61% |
| Ryburn Valley High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,589 | 80% | 41% | 24% | 8% | 42% | 48.7 | 56% |
| The Brooksbank SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,446 | — | — | — | — | — | 50.7 | 56% |
| The Calder Learning TrustAcademy converter | 1,250 | 83% | 15% | 39% | 4% | — | 48.8 | 47% |
| The Crossley Heath SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,179 | 97% | 41% | 4% | 2% | 67% | 74.5 | 99% |
| The Halifax AcademyAcademy converter | 1,461 | 91% | 49% | 41% | 1% | — | 44.1 | 32% |
| The North Halifax Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,207 | 98% | 82% | 5% | 1% | 63% | 68.5 | 91% |
| Todmorden High School, A SHARE AcademyAcademy converter | 885 | 85% | 5% | 65% | 4% | — | 46.0 | 43% |
| Trinity Academy GrammarAcademy sponsor led | 968 | 78% | 33% | 41% | 1% | — | 46.3 | 41% |
| Trinity Academy HalifaxAcademy sponsor led | 1,624 | 81% | 30% | 45% | 6% | — | 44.5 | 41% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (9)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calderdale Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 10% | — | — |
| Beacon Lights Schoolsindependent · Other independent school | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | 16.0 | 9% |
| Hipperholme Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · selective | 285 | — | — | — | — | — | 52.0 | 56% |
| Rishworth Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | 26.3 | 0% |
| Trinity Sixth Form Academysixth form · Free schools 16 to 19 · sixth form | 912 | — | — | — | — | 59% | — | — |
| Compass Community School Willow Parkspecial · Other independent special school | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.9 | 0% |
| Millcourt Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 0% |
| Ravenscliffe High Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 258 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | 0.3 | 0% |
| The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Formspecial · Non-maintained special school · sixth form | 83 | 83% | 0% | 8% | 0% | — | 0.6 | 0% |