The Crossley Heath School is a secondary school located in Halifax. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/02/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Savile Park, Halifax, HX3 0HG
Website: http://www.crossleyheath.org.uk
Telephone: 01422360272
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lynnette Cassidy
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 139182

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/02/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1042
Number of Pupils: 1140
Number of Boys: 617
Number of Girls: 523

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.44 Confidence interval 0.23 to 0.66
Of the 158 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 137 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:85%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:98%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:72.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.93
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Savile Park Primary School
Moorfield Street, HX1 3ER
315 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy
Savile Park Road, HX1 2ES
642 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Parkinson Lane Community Primary School
Parkinson Lane, HX1 3XL
711 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Swires Road, HX1 2ER
1,009 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Warley Road Primary Academy
Warley Road, HX1 3TG
1,156 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Crossley Heath School
Savile Park, HX3 0HG
0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Trinity Academy Grammar
Albert Road, HX6 2NW
2,213 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Park Lane Academy
Park Lane, Exley HX3 9LG
2,640 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCalderdale College
Francis Street, HX1 3UZ
980 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Sixth Form Academy
Northgate House, HX1 1UN
2,057 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Halifax Academy
Gibbet Street, HX2 0BA
1,886 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Gleddings School
Birdcage Lane, Savile Park HX3 0JB
860 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeacon Lights Schools
Rifaiyy Building (Hopwood Lane Entrance), Francis Street HX1 5JY
1,223 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ravenscliffe High School
Skircoat Green, HX3 0RZ
1,497 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedStafford Hall
Cheltenham Place, HX3 0AW
1,619 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCompass Community School Willow Park
Willow Street, Sowerby Bridge HX6 2BU
1,675 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.