The Crossley Heath School

State-Funded School

the-crossley-heath-school-calderdale-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

CalderdaleLocal Authority

HalifaxConstituency

HX3 0HGPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Crossley Heath School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Calderdale, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,179 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 74.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 98.9%
EBacc average point score: 7.18

Ethnicity

White

31%

Asian

56%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,179

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,179
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
15 Mar 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.