How many schools are in Calderdale?

Calderdale has 113 open schools — 82 primary schools and 11 secondary schools across 8 areas. Data sourced from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools (GIAS) register.

What areas are covered by Calderdale school catchment zones?

Calderdale administers catchment areas across 8 areas, including Halifax, Brighouse, Sowerby Bridge, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden and more. Each school's catchment boundary is set by the local authority and reviewed annually as part of the admissions process.

How do school catchment areas work in Calderdale?

In Calderdale, catchment areas define a geographical zone around each school. Children living within the catchment boundary are given priority in oversubscription criteria. The exact boundary — and the "last distance offered" — changes each year based on application volumes. Official catchment maps and admissions policies are published by Calderdale council each autumn.

Which schools in Calderdale are oversubscribed?

Oversubscription varies by school and year in Calderdale. Popular schools typically receive more applications than available places, meaning the "last distance offered" shrinks annually. To check demand for a specific school, consult the Calderdale admissions authority's published offer data or the school's own admissions policy.

Calderdale School Catchment Areas

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Calderdale coordinates admissions across 82 primary and 11 secondary schools, with oversubscription criteria applied consistently across the authority.

Expect the tightest competition in and around Halifax and Brighouse, where popular primaries are regularly oversubscribed and last-distance-offered figures can shrink to a few hundred metres.

Selective schools are part of the mix in Calderdale — for those applying to grammar schools, a selective admissions test is required in addition to the standard admissions process.

113 total 82 primary 11 secondary 8 areas

Calderdale Catchment Area Documents

Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for Calderdale schools are published annually.

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Schools in Halifax

58 schools

Copley Primary School

Primary · Community school

Halifax · HX3 0TP

Ages 4–11 312 pupils Capacity 315

Savile Park Primary School

Primary · Community school

Halifax · HX1 3ER

Ages 4–11 361 pupils Capacity 420

Northowram Primary School

Primary · Community school

Halifax · HX3 7EF

Ages 3–11 448 pupils Capacity 420

Parkinson Lane Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Halifax · HX1 3XL

Ages 3–11 554 pupils Capacity 600

Salterhebble Junior and Infant School

Primary · Community school

Halifax · HX3 0AU

Ages 4–11 209 pupils Capacity 210

Warley Town School

Primary · Community school

Halifax · HX2 7QD

Ages 4–11 131 pupils Capacity 137

Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Community school

Halifax · HX2 0QD

Ages 3–11 350 pupils Capacity 315

Withinfields Primary School

Primary · Community school

Halifax · HX3 9QJ

Ages 3–11 345 pupils Capacity 420

Holywell Green Primary School

Primary · Community school

Halifax · HX4 9AE

Ages 4–11 142 pupils Capacity 210

Shelf Junior and Infant School

Primary · Community school

Halifax · HX3 7LT

Ages 4–11 229 pupils Capacity 315

Cliffe Hill Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Halifax · HX3 8TW

Ages 3–11 191 pupils Capacity 236

Ash Green Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Halifax · HX2 8QD

Ages 2–11 450 pupils Capacity 420

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Schools in Brighouse

14 schools

Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School

Primary · Community school

Brighouse · HD6 4DY

Ages 4–11 182 pupils Capacity 210

Carr Green Primary School

Primary · Community school

Brighouse · HD6 3LT

Ages 3–11 327 pupils Capacity 315

Longroyde Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Brighouse · HD6 3AS

Ages 2–11 376 pupils Capacity 444

Woodhouse Primary School

Primary · Community school

Brighouse · HD6 3SX

Ages 4–11 417 pupils Capacity 420

St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Brighouse · HD6 2AN

Ages 7–11 234 pupils Capacity 240

St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Brighouse · HD6 2HH

Ages 5–7 159 pupils Capacity 180

The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form

Not applicable · Non-maintained special school

Brighouse · HD6 3JW

Ages 5–19 88 pupils Capacity 87

Highbury School

Not applicable · Community special school

Brighouse · HD6 3LD

Ages 4–11 154 pupils

Brighouse High School

Secondary · Academy converter

Brighouse · HD6 2NY

Ages 11–18 1302 pupils Capacity 1430

Rastrick High School

Secondary · Academy converter

Brighouse · HD6 3XB

Ages 11–16 1780 pupils Capacity 1750

St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton

Primary · Academy converter

Brighouse · HD6 4HP

Ages 4–11 196 pupils Capacity 210

Field Lane Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Brighouse · HD6 3JT

Ages 3–11 81 pupils Capacity 180

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Schools in Sowerby Bridge

14 schools

Ripponden Junior and Infant School

Primary · Community school

Sowerby Bridge · HX6 4AH

Ages 4–11 180 pupils Capacity 210

New Road Primary School

Primary · Community school

Sowerby Bridge · HX6 1DY

Ages 3–11 174 pupils Capacity 210

Tuel Lane Infant School

Primary · Community school

Sowerby Bridge · HX6 2ND

Ages 3–7 72 pupils Capacity 120

Norland CE School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Sowerby Bridge · HX6 3RN

Ages 4–11 63 pupils Capacity 105

St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Sowerby Bridge · HX6 3EJ

Ages 4–11 70 pupils Capacity 105

Triangle CofE VC Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Sowerby Bridge · HX6 3NJ

Ages 4–11 186 pupils Capacity 210

Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Sowerby Bridge · HX6 2BJ

Ages 7–11 84 pupils Capacity 150

Rishworth School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Sowerby Bridge · HX6 4QA

Ages 3–19 411 pupils Capacity 730

Bolton Brow Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Sowerby Bridge · HX6 2BA

Ages 3–11 232 pupils Capacity 260

St John's Primary School In Rishworth

Primary · Academy converter

Sowerby Bridge · HX6 4QR

Ages 4–11 145 pupils Capacity 148

Ryburn Valley High School

Secondary · Academy converter

Sowerby Bridge · HX6 1DF

Ages 11–18 1614 pupils Capacity 1500

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Sowerby Bridge · HX6 1BL

Ages 4–11 163 pupils Capacity 175

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Schools in Hebden Bridge

10 schools

Central Street Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Community school

Hebden Bridge · HX7 6HB

Ages 3–7 69 pupils Capacity 90

Stubbings Infant School

Primary · Community school

Hebden Bridge · HX7 8BP

Ages 3–7 61 pupils Capacity 90

Colden Junior and Infant School

Primary · Community school

Hebden Bridge · HX7 7HW

Ages 4–11 59 pupils Capacity 119

Riverside Junior School

Primary · Community school

Hebden Bridge · HX7 8EE

Ages 7–11 118 pupils Capacity 250

Scout Road Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Hebden Bridge · HX7 5JR

Ages 4–11 101 pupils Capacity 112

Burnley Road Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Hebden Bridge · HX7 5DE

Ages 3–11 166 pupils Capacity 209

Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Academy converter

Hebden Bridge · HX7 7NX

Ages 4–11 53 pupils Capacity 117

Old Town Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Hebden Bridge · HX7 8RY

Ages 4–11 85 pupils Capacity 105

The Calder Learning Trust

Special · Academy converter

Hebden Bridge · HX7 5QN

Ages 4–16 1282 pupils Capacity 1265

Hebden Royd CofE Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Hebden Bridge · HX7 6DS

Ages 3–11 108 pupils Capacity 105

Schools in Todmorden

8 schools

Ferney Lee Primary School

Primary · Community school

Todmorden · OL14 5NR

Ages 3–11 218 pupils Capacity 240

Castle Hill Primary School

Primary · Community school

Todmorden · OL14 7DF

Ages 3–11 176 pupils Capacity 259

Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Community school

Todmorden · OL14 8PL

Ages 3–11 126 pupils Capacity 240

Shade Primary School

Primary · Community school

Todmorden · OL14 7PD

Ages 3–11 180 pupils Capacity 248

Todmorden CofE J, I & N School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Todmorden · OL14 7BS

Ages 2–11 246 pupils Capacity 249

Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Todmorden · OL14 6RN

Ages 4–11 174 pupils Capacity 175

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Todmorden · OL14 5HP

Ages 3–11 104 pupils Capacity 157

Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy

Secondary · Academy converter

Todmorden · OL14 7DG

Ages 11–16 Capacity 900

Schools in Elland

5 schools

Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Community school

Elland · HX5 0LP

Ages 3–11 301 pupils Capacity 315

Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Elland · HX5 0BB

Ages 3–11 145 pupils Capacity 236

Old Earth Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Elland · HX5 9PL

Ages 3–11 455 pupils Capacity 472

St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Elland · HX5 0QY

Ages 3–11 108 pupils Capacity 117

The Brooksbank School

Secondary · Academy converter

Elland · HX5 0QG

Ages 11–18 1470 pupils Capacity 1703

Schools in Other

3 schools

Hipperholme Grammar School

Not applicable · Other independent school

· HX3 8JE

Ages 3–16 288 pupils Capacity 370

Compass Community School Willow Park

Not applicable · Other independent special school

· HX6 2BU

Ages 6–18 45 pupils Capacity 105

Brearley Hall School

Not applicable · Other independent special school

· HX2 6HP

Ages 7–16 38 pupils Capacity 50

Schools in West Yorkshire

1 school

Compass Community School North

Not applicable · Other independent special school

West Yorkshire · HX5 0SH

Ages 11–17 7 pupils Capacity 11