Councils · England · Calderdale
Schools in Calderdale, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 84 primary, 13 secondary — with Calderdale’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Calderdale’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Calderdale’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN CALDERDALE
Find your shortlist.
All 113state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 84
Abbey Park Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
All Saints' CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ash Green Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighouse
Ofsted · Good
Barkisland CofE VA Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Beech Hill School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Bolton Brow Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sowerby Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Bowling Green Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Bradshaw Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Burnley Road Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hebden Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Carr Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Brighouse
Ofsted · Good
Castle Hill Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Todmorden
Ofsted · Good
Central Street Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Hebden Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge
Voluntary aided school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sowerby Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Colden Junior and Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hebden Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Copley Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Todmorden
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Elland
Ofsted · Good
Dean Field Community Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Elland
Ofsted · Good
Ferney Lee Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Todmorden
Ofsted · Good
Field Lane Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Brighouse
Ofsted · Good
Hebden Royd CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hebden Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hebden Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Holywell Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Lee Mount Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Lightcliffe C of E Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Longroyde Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Brighouse
Ofsted · Not judged
Luddenden CofE School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Luddendenfoot Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Outstanding
Midgley School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Not judged yet
Moorside Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Mount Pellon Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
New Road Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sowerby Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Norland CE School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sowerby Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Northowram Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Not judged
Old Earth Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Elland
Ofsted · Outstanding
Old Town Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hebden Bridge
Not judged yet
Parkinson Lane Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ripponden Junior and Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sowerby Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Riverside Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Hebden Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sowerby Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Salterhebble Junior and Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Salterlee Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Savile Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Scout Road Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hebden Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Shade Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Todmorden
Ofsted · Good
Shelf Junior and Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Siddal Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Brighouse
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Brighouse
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Augustine's CofE School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Inadequate
St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighouse
Ofsted · Outstanding
St John's Primary School In Rishworth
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sowerby Bridge
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Not judged
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Brighouse
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Todmorden
Ofsted · Good
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sowerby Bridge
Ofsted · Good
St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School
Foundation school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Elland
Ofsted · Good
Stubbings Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Hebden Bridge
Ofsted · Good
The Calder Learning Trust
Academy converter · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Hebden Bridge
Not judged yet
The Greetland Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Halifax Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Todmorden CofE J, I & N School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Todmorden
Ofsted · Good
Triangle CofE VC Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sowerby Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Trinity Academy Akroydon
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Trinity Academy St Chad's
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighouse
Ofsted · Good
Trinity Academy St Peter's
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sowerby Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Trinity Academy Whitehill
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Tuel Lane Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Sowerby Bridge
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Wainstalls School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Todmorden
Ofsted · Good
Warley Road Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Warley Town School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
West Vale Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Withinfields Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Woodhouse Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighouse
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 13
Brighouse High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Brighouse
Ofsted · Good
Lightcliffe Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Not judged
Park Lane Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Rastrick High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Brighouse
Ofsted · Good
Ryburn Valley High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Sowerby Bridge
Ofsted · Good
The Brooksbank School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Elland
Ofsted · Inadequate
The Calder Learning Trust
Academy converter · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Hebden Bridge
Not judged yet
The Crossley Heath School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
The Halifax Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
The North Halifax Grammar School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Todmorden
Not judged yet
Trinity Academy Grammar
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sowerby Bridge
Ofsted · Good
Trinity Academy Halifax
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Outstanding
Special & other · 18
Beacon Lights Schools
Other independent school · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Brearley Hall School
Other independent special school · Ages 7-16 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Broadwood School
Other independent special school · Ages 7-18 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Calderdale College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Compass Community School North
Other independent special school · Ages 11-17 · Boys · West Yorkshire
Ofsted · Good
Compass Community School Willow Park
Other independent special school · Ages 6-18 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Highbury School
Community special school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighouse
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hipperholme Grammar School
Other independent school · Ages 3-16 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Millcourt School
Other independent special school · Ages 9-18 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
Pennine
Other independent special school · Ages 10-18 · Mixed · Todmorden
Not judged yet
Ravenscliffe High School
Community special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Outstanding
Rishworth School
Other independent school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Sowerby Bridge
Not judged yet
Riverbank Primary School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Stafford Hall School
Other independent special school · Ages 10-19 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
The Gleddings School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Not judged yet
The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form
Non-maintained special school · Ages 5-19 · Boys · Brighouse
Ofsted · Outstanding
Trinity Sixth Form Academy
Free schools 16 to 19 · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Outstanding
Wood Bank School
Community special school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Halifax
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Calderdale.
If you live in Calderdale, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Calderdale secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Calderdale often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.