---
type: "School Guide"
title: "The North Halifax Grammar School Catchment Area"
description: "Partly. Up to 10% of places are reserved for its Priority Admissions Area; the rest are offered purely in order of merit. Map, distances and the test."
resource: https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/the-north-halifax-grammar-school-catchment-area
tags: ["grammar-schools", "grammar schools", "catchment areas", "pip"]
timestamp: 2026-10-13T19:42:37Z
image: https://pip11plus.com/og-grammar.png
---

Score + location rules Co-educational Yorkshire

# The North Halifax Grammar School catchment area

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

Score + location

### Does The North Halifax Grammar School have a catchment area?

**Partly.** Partly. Up to 10% of places are reserved for its Priority Admissions Area; the rest are offered purely in order of merit.

Admissions

Area + 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

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.

Look at the number of places in each route before using your postcode or your child's score to judge their chances.

Grammar schools near Halifax

Yorkshire

Nearby options

## Other grammar schools near Halifax

[The Crossley Heath School Halifax · No catchment 2.3 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/the-crossley-heath-school-catchment-area)

[Heckmondwike Grammar School Heckmondwike · Score + location 8.4 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/heckmondwike-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Ermysted's Grammar School Skipton · Area or distance priority 16.0 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/ermysteds-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Skipton Girls' High School Skipton · Area or distance priority 16.1 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/skipton-girls-high-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)

[Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Clitheroe · Area or distance priority 23.3 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/clitheroe-royal-grammar-school-catchment-area)

Applying

## Sitting the 11+ for The North Halifax Grammar School

1

### Read the rules

Check [The North Halifax Grammar School's admissions information](https://www.nhgs.co.uk/) for the current priority categories, address rules and entry year.

2

### Register for the test

Find the current North Halifax/Crossley Heath 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 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.

**How are places allocated at The North Halifax Grammar School?**

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. Check the [school's current admissions information](https://www.nhgs.co.uk/) before applying.

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

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

**How many Year 7 places does The North Halifax Grammar 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

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