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The North Halifax Grammar School catchment area

Halifax · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment + open
score places
Intake
Co-educational · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
North Halifax/Crossley Heath joint test
Year 7 places
180
Location
Halifax, Yorkshire
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at The North Halifax Grammar School

The North Halifax Grammar School runs a two-route admissions model. It reserves a block of places for a designated catchment or priority area, where home-to-school distance matters, and it offers a second block of places on 11+ score alone, open to families living anywhere. That makes it both a catchment school and, in part, a super-selective.

Meet the standard, then ranked: looked-after, pupil-premium, up to 10% Priority-Area pupils, then remaining places by combined order of merit, ties by distance. So if you live in the priority area you compete mainly with local families, and if you live further away a high enough score can still win one of the open places.

Bottom line: The North Halifax Grammar School has a catchment, but it is not the whole story, a strong score keeps the door open even from outside the area.
Grammar schools near Halifax
Yorkshire
Nearby options

Other grammar schools near Halifax

The Crossley Heath School
Halifax · No catchment
2.3 miles away
Heckmondwike Grammar School
Heckmondwike · Part-catchment
8.4 miles away
Ermysted's Grammar School
Skipton · Catchment area
16.0 miles away
Skipton Girls' High School
Skipton · Catchment area
16.1 miles away
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Waterfoot · Catchment area
16.6 miles away
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe · Catchment area
23.3 miles away
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for The North Halifax Grammar School

1

Register

Sign up for North Halifax/Crossley Heath joint test with the school or local authority, usually by early summer before Year 6 begins.

2

Sit the test

Your child takes the test in September of Year 6. Results follow in October, before the 31 October secondary application deadline.

3

Get your place

Aim high: a top score can win an open place from anywhere, and helps in the catchment block too.

FAQs

The North Halifax Grammar School catchment, your questions answered

Does The North Halifax Grammar School have a catchment area?+
Partly. Up to 10% of places are reserved for its Priority Admissions Area; the rest are offered purely in order of merit.
Is The North Halifax Grammar School super-selective?+
Partly. The North Halifax Grammar School reserves some places on 11+ score alone (open to any address) but also keeps a block for its catchment or priority area, so it is best described as part super-selective, part catchment.
How is the catchment for The North Halifax Grammar School measured?+
Meet the standard, then ranked: looked-after, pupil-premium, up to 10% Priority-Area pupils, then remaining places by combined order of merit, ties by distance. Distances are normally measured in a straight line from your home to the school, and the cut-off moves each year with demand.
What test does my child sit for The North Halifax Grammar School?+
Children applying to The North Halifax Grammar School sit North Halifax/Crossley Heath joint test, usually at the start of Year 6. Register with the school or local authority before the summer deadline in Year 5.
How many places does The North Halifax Grammar School offer?+
The North Halifax Grammar School admits 180 pupils into Year 7 each year. With far more qualifiers than places, the score needed in practice is well above the basic pass mark.
Can we apply to The North Halifax Grammar School from outside the area?+
Yes. You can sit the test from any address, and The North Halifax Grammar School keeps a block of places for the highest scorers regardless of where they live, so an out-of-area child with a strong score has a realistic route in.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at The North Halifax Grammar School?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, either the open score block or your position in the catchment.
When do we register for the North Halifax/Crossley Heath joint test?+
Registration usually opens in the spring or early summer of Year 5 and closes before the test, which is sat in September of Year 6. Results come back in October, the secondary application deadline is 31 October, and offers are sent on national offer day, 1 March. Always confirm the exact dates with The North Halifax Grammar School or your local authority.

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Catchment and admissions details change every year. This page is an indicative guide for parents, always confirm the current catchment area, distances, places and test arrangements directly with The North Halifax Grammar School and your local authority before applying.