---
type: "School Guide"
title: "The Crossley Heath School Catchment Area and 11+ Guide"
description: "No catchment. After meeting the standard, places are offered purely in order of merit by test score; distance is only a tie-break. Map, distances and the test."
resource: https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/the-crossley-heath-school-catchment-area
tags: ["grammar-schools", "grammar schools", "catchment areas", "pip"]
timestamp: 2026-10-13T19:42:37Z
image: https://pip11plus.com/og-grammar.png
---

No catchment area Co-educational Yorkshire

# The Crossley Heath School catchment area

Halifax · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18

No catchment

### Does The Crossley Heath School have a catchment area?

**No.** No catchment. After meeting the standard, places are offered purely in order of merit by test score; distance is only a tie-break.

Admissions

Super-selective
(no catchment)

Intake

Co-educational · ages 11 to 18

11+ test

Crossley Heath/North Halifax joint test

Year 7 places

180

Location

Halifax, Yorkshire

Catchment, explained

## How catchment works at The Crossley Heath School

Meet the standard in English, Maths and Creative Writing, then ranked: looked-after, pupil-premium, then all remaining places by combined order of merit.

Check every priority category in the school's current policy. A qualifying score on its own does not promise an offer.

Grammar schools near Halifax

Yorkshire

Nearby options

## Other grammar schools near Halifax

[The North Halifax Grammar School Halifax · Score + location 2.3 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/the-north-halifax-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Heckmondwike Grammar School Heckmondwike · Score + location 7.8 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/heckmondwike-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Waterfoot · Area or distance priority 16.6 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/bacup-and-rawtenstall-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Ermysted's Grammar School Skipton · Area or distance priority 18.2 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/ermysteds-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Skipton Girls' High School Skipton · Area or distance priority 18.3 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/skipton-girls-high-school-catchment-area)

[Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Clitheroe · Area or distance priority 24.5 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/clitheroe-royal-grammar-school-catchment-area)

Applying

## Sitting the 11+ for The Crossley Heath School

1

### Read the rules

Check [The Crossley Heath School's admissions information](https://www.crossleyheath.org.uk/) for the current priority categories, address rules and entry year.

2

### Register for the test

Find the current Crossley Heath/North Halifax joint test instructions and deadline from the school, consortium or local authority. Registration routes can differ.

3

### Apply for a place

Submit your secondary school preferences by your local authority's deadline. A qualifying test result makes your child eligible; it is not an offer.

FAQs

## The Crossley Heath School catchment, your questions answered

**Does The Crossley Heath School have a catchment area?**

No catchment. After meeting the standard, places are offered purely in order of merit by test score; distance is only a tie-break.

**How are places allocated at The Crossley Heath School?**

Meet the standard in English, Maths and Creative Writing, then ranked: looked-after, pupil-premium, then all remaining places by combined order of merit. Check the [school's current admissions information](https://www.crossleyheath.org.uk/) before applying.

**What test does my child need to take?**

The Crossley Heath School lists Crossley Heath/North Halifax joint test as its entrance test. Check its current registration instructions and dates before making plans.

**How many Year 7 places does The Crossley Heath School offer?**

The published admission number in our source data is 180. Confirm the number for your child's entry year in the school's current policy.

**Does passing the entrance test guarantee a place?**

No. Meeting the qualifying standard makes a child eligible for consideration. Offers then follow the school's published priority and oversubscription rules.

### Practise the subjects this test uses

Pip offers short maths, English and reasoning practice. Check The Crossley Heath School's current test subjects before choosing what to work on.

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Admissions details can change each year. Check [The Crossley Heath School's published information](https://www.crossleyheath.org.uk/) and your local authority's current arrangements before applying. The map shows nearby schools; it does not predict an offer.