Schools in Calderdale
99 state-funded schools, 34,406 pupils. 92.8% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 12 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
2 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Calderdale?
Calderdale has 99 state-funded schools teaching 34,406 pupils. 81 primary, 13 secondary, 4 special.
What percentage of schools in Calderdale are Good or Outstanding?
92.8% of the 97 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Calderdale are rated Good or Outstanding: 12 Outstanding and 78 Good. 6 require improvement and 1 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Calderdale are rated Outstanding?
12 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Calderdale: Trinity Academy Halifax, Parkinson Lane Community Primary School, Old Earth Primary School, Northowram Primary School, The Greetland Academy, Ravenscliffe High School, and 6 more listed below.
Are there grammar schools in Calderdale?
Yes. Calderdale has 2 selective (grammar) schools: The North Halifax Grammar School, The Crossley Heath School. Selective schools admit by entrance exam, so the local non-selective intake differs from the national picture.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Trinity Academy HalifaxSecondary1,599Outstanding 2023
- Parkinson Lane Community Primary SchoolPrimary554Outstanding 2023
- Old Earth Primary SchoolPrimary455Outstanding 2022
- Northowram Primary SchoolPrimary448Outstanding 2023
- The Greetland AcademyPrimary396Outstanding 2021
- Ravenscliffe High SchoolSpecial257Outstanding 2022
- St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior SchoolPrimary234Outstanding 2022
- All Saints' CofE Primary SchoolPrimary210Outstanding 2023
- Luddendenfoot AcademyPrimary200Outstanding 2023
- Highbury SchoolSpecial154Outstanding 2024
- The William Henry Smith School and Sixth FormSpecial88Outstanding 2023
- Old Town Primary SchoolPrimary85Outstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 81 | 79 | 92.4% |
| Secondary | 13 | 13 | 92.3% |
| Special | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Calderdale
Showing 20 of 99 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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Rastrick High School | Secondary | 1,780 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ryburn Valley High School | Secondary | 1,614 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Trinity Academy Halifax | Secondary | 1,599 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Brooksbank School | Secondary | 1,470 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Halifax Academy | Secondary | 1,451 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brighouse High School | Secondary | 1,302 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Calder Learning Trust Grade inherited from previous URN 107562 | Secondary | 1,282 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The North Halifax Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,199 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Crossley Heath SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,141 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Trinity Academy Grammar | Secondary | 982 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy Grade inherited from previous URN 107564 | Secondary | 848 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lightcliffe Academy | Secondary | 820 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Trinity Academy Whitehill | Primary | 626 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Parkinson Lane Community Primary School | Primary | 554 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Warley Road Primary Academy | Primary | 540 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Beech Hill School | Primary | 538 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Park Lane Academy | Secondary | 472 | Inadequate2025Serious weaknesses | — | OfstedWebsite |
Old Earth Primary School | Primary | 455 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ash Green Community Primary School | Primary | 450 | Good2018 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Northowram Primary School | Primary | 448 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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