The North Halifax Grammar School is a secondary school located in Halifax. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness and outcomes for pupils are outstanding, quality of education and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/01/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Moorbottom Road, Halifax, HX2 9SU
Website: http://www.nhgs.co.uk
Telephone: 01422244625
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mr A Fisher
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136788

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/01/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1145
Number of Pupils: 1242
Number of Boys: 642
Number of Girls: 600

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.02 Confidence interval -0.19 to 0.22
Of the 161 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 153 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:79%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:91%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:68.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.42
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitehill Community Academy
Occupation Lane , Illingworth HX2 9RL 		4out of 4 358 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey Park Academy
Keighley Close , Illingworth HX2 9DG 		3out of 4 949 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Moorside Community Primary School
Keighley Road , Ovenden HX2 8AP 		3out of 4 1,293 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bradshaw Primary School
Ingham Lane , Bradshaw HX2 9PF 		3out of 4 1,374 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Furness Place , Illingworth HX2 8JY 		3out of 4 1,748 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The North Halifax Grammar School
Moorbottom Road , Illingworth HX2 9SU 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy, Halifax
Shay Lane , HX2 9TZ 		4out of 4 553 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Bradford
Deanstones Lane , BD13 2AS 		- not rated 2,844 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Whitley AP Academy
Whitley Phoenix Centre , HX2 9SR 		3out of 4 191 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Broadwood School
252 Moorend Road , Pellon HX2 0RU 		- not rated 3,084 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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