Schools in Halifax
Halifax has 58 schools in the catchment.school database, covering 41 primaries and 5 secondaries across the Calderdale metropolitan borough. Admissions are administered by Calderdale Council, which publishes annual catchment maps in its Composite Prospectus each September. Twelve schools in Halifax are faith schools - Church of England and Roman Catholic - each with supplementary information forms and separate oversubscription criteria.
Secondary admissions in Halifax are served by Crossley Heath Grammar School (selective), North Halifax Grammar School (selective), and a range of academy schools including Todmorden High and Sowerby Bridge High. Calderdale's two grammar schools use the 11-plus and parents must register separately before the end of Year 5. Non-selective community schools rank applicants by straight-line distance; last-offered distances at oversubscribed Halifax secondaries can fall under two miles. The Composite Prospectus published in September gives the distances offered in the previous academic year.
School demand in Halifax
Across the 56 schools in Halifax with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 88%. 9 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
12 schools in Halifax have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
31 of the schools in Halifax are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Calderdale, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
24 of the schools in Halifax have a current Ofsted rating, of which 22 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Halifax: 6 oversubscribed (41)
Copley Primary School
Primary · Community school
Halifax · HX3 0TP
Savile Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Halifax · HX1 3ER
Northowram Primary School
Primary · Community school
Halifax · HX3 7EF
Parkinson Lane Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Halifax · HX1 3XL
Salterhebble Junior and Infant School
Primary · Community school
Halifax · HX3 0AU
Warley Town School
Primary · Community school
Halifax · HX2 7QD
Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Halifax · HX2 0QD
Withinfields Primary School
Primary · Community school
Halifax · HX3 9QJ
Holywell Green Primary School
Primary · Community school
Halifax · HX4 9AE
Shelf Junior and Infant School
Primary · Community school
Halifax · HX3 7LT
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Halifax · HX3 8TW
Ash Green Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Halifax · HX2 8QD
Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Halifax · HX2 0QQ
Barkisland CofE VA Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Halifax · HX4 0BD
All Saints' CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Halifax · HX3 0SD
St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School
Primary · Foundation school
Halifax · HX3 7QU
Moorside Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Halifax · HX2 8AP
The Greetland Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX4 8JB
Trinity Academy Whitehill
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX2 9RL
Beech Hill School
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX1 5TN
Salterlee Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX3 7AY
Luddendenfoot Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX2 6AU
Bradshaw Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX2 9PF
Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX1 2ES
Siddal Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX3 9DL
Mount Pellon Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Halifax · HX1 4RG
Wainstalls School
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX2 7TE
Abbey Park Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Halifax · HX2 9DG
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX2 8JY
Trinity Academy Akroydon
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX3 6PU
Lightcliffe C of E Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX3 8SH
Dean Field Community Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Halifax · HX2 8DQ
West Vale Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Halifax · HX4 8LS
Warley Road Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX1 3TG
Bowling Green Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX4 9HU
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX3 6LA
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX1 2ER
St Augustine's CofE School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Halifax · HX1 5PG
Lee Mount Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX3 5EB
Luddenden CofE School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Halifax · HX2 6PB
Midgley School
Primary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX2 6TX
Secondary Schools in Halifax (5)
Trinity Academy Halifax
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Halifax · HX2 9TZ
The North Halifax Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX2 9SU
Lightcliffe Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Halifax · HX3 8TL
The Crossley Heath School
Secondary · Academy converter
Halifax · HX3 0HG
Park Lane Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Halifax · HX3 9LG
Other Schools in Halifax (12)
The Gleddings School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Halifax · HX3 0JB
Ravenscliffe High School
Not applicable · Community special school
Halifax · HX3 0RZ
Wood Bank School
Not applicable · Community special school
Halifax · HX2 6PB
Calderdale College
All through · Further education
Halifax · HX1 3UZ
Broadwood School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Halifax · HX2 0RU
Trinity Sixth Form Academy
All through · Free schools 16 to 19
Halifax · HX1 1UN
The Halifax Academy
Special · Academy converter
Halifax · HX2 0BA
Riverbank Primary School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Halifax · HX6 4DH
Stafford Hall School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Halifax · HX3 0AW
The Whitley AP Academy
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter
Halifax · HX2 9SR
Beacon Lights Schools
Not applicable · Other independent school
Halifax · HX1 5JL
Millcourt School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Halifax · HX3 7PA
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Halifax are set by Calderdale and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.