Schools in Calderdale

91 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Calderdale

Primary

Offered their first choice 96.6%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 89.2% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.4%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,863
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 96.6% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.4% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 7.3 points higher than in 2016, when it was 89.2%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,848 places for 1,863 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 91.2%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 80.8% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,231
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 91.2% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 10.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 80.8%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,994 places for 2,231 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Calderdale lodged 91 appeals about a school place.

57 of them were heard by a panel and 5 succeeded, which is about 9 in every 100 heard.

The other 34 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Brighouse High School Brighouse	0.98	-	Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework)
Lightcliffe Academy Halifax	0.78	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Park Lane Academy Halifax	0.81	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Rastrick High School Brighouse	0.93	-	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Ofsted ungraded inspection
Ryburn Valley High School Sowerby Bridge	1.03	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
The Brooksbank School Elland	0.91	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Crossley Heath School Halifax	1.66	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The North Halifax Grammar School Halifax	1.33	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy Todmorden	0.89	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Trinity Academy Grammar Sowerby Bridge	0.74	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Trinity Academy Halifax Halifax	1.09	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Calderdale by first preferences per place
Schools in HD6 (11)
Schools in HX1 (8)
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Schools in HX4 (5)
Schools in HX5 (5)
Schools in HX6 (11)
Schools in HX7 (9)
Schools in OL14 (8)
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