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Calderdale 11+ results: when they arrive and what they mean

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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In short

Results of the Halifax grammar schools test for September 2027 entry are due on 16 October 2026Calderdale 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Friday 16 October Parents will have received the results of the admissions test, but this will not constitute an offer of a place.View the official source. The outcome rests on three subjects, not one score. Meeting the standard means your child can be considered for a place. It does not give a place. Whatever the result, send your council form by 31 October 2026Calderdale 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Saturday 31 October Deadline for the submission of the Online Common Application Form (CAF) to Calderdale Local Authority and neighbouring Local Authorities.View the official source and list your schools in your true order of preference. Offers come on 1 March 2027Calderdale 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: The LA will distribute the formal offer of a place on 1 March 2027.View the official source.

It is results week

If you can, read the result on your own first. Then use the steps below for your child's result and your deadlines.

Before results day: plan for each result

  1. Know how and when results arrive: 16 October 2026Calderdale results dayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Friday 16 October Parents will have received the results of the admissions test, but this will not constitute an offer of a place.View the official source.
  2. Decide now whether you will read the result on your own first or open it with your child.
  3. Think about your school list for each result: reached the score, close to it, or below it.
  4. Put your own deadlines in your calendar. They are listed below.

On results day

Open it on your own first

  • If you can, read the result on your own first, before your child is home. A few quiet minutes let you take it in and choose your words.
  • You can keep the message unopened until you are ready, or decide to open it together. Do what suits your family.
  • If emails or the council website are slow, it says nothing about your child's result. Wait a little and try again.

How results arrive in Calderdale: 16 October 2026Calderdale results dayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Friday 16 October Parents will have received the results of the admissions test, but this will not constitute an offer of a place.View the official source

How to tell your child

  • Start with how proud you are. I am so proud of how hard you worked for this.
  • Say the result plainly and calmly, in a few words. A big smile at the door can be read as good news before you speak.
  • If they reached the score: You reached the score. We will find out which school in March.
  • If they did not: You did not get the score this time. It was one test on one day, and it does not change how proud we are of you.
  • Let them feel disappointed if they are. You do not need to cheer them up straight away.
  • Let your child decide who else hears their score.

What each result means, and what to do next

We have not checked a qualifying score for Calderdale for this year yet. Your results letter or email says whether your child reached the standard.

Your child reached the standard

Your child can be considered for grammar schools in Calderdale. This is not a place yet: if more children apply than a school has places, it uses its own admission rules, such as distance or .

What to do next

  1. Tell your child you are proud of the effort they made, whatever the score.
  2. Read each school's admission rules to see how it gives places. Our school pages show how far offers reached in past years.
  3. Check whether a school asks for its own form or evidence, such as a , and send it by that school's deadline.
  4. Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Saturday 31 October Deadline for the submission of the Online Common Application Form (CAF) to Calderdale Local Authority and neighbouring Local Authorities.View the official source, listing schools in your real order of preference.
  5. Include at least one school your child is likely to be offered, so you have a good choice whatever happens.

Your child was close to the standard

Your child has not qualified this time. A score close to the line can still leave options open, and what they are depends on the area.

What to do next

  1. Tell your child you are proud of the effort they made, whatever the score.
  2. You can still name a grammar school on your application. If it refuses a place, you can after .
  3. Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Saturday 31 October Deadline for the submission of the Online Common Application Form (CAF) to Calderdale Local Authority and neighbouring Local Authorities.View the official source, listing schools in your real order of preference.
  4. Include at least one school your child is likely to be offered, so you have a good choice whatever happens.
  5. If you are refused a place you wanted, you can appeal and ask to join the school's after offers are made.

Your child did not reach the standard this time

Your child has not qualified this time. One test on one day does not measure everything your child can do, and there are good next steps.

What to do next

  1. Tell your child you are proud of the effort they made, whatever the score.
  2. Look again at your other schools, and visit if you can. For most children the right school is one where they will be happy and do well.
  3. You can still name a grammar school on your application. If it refuses a place, you can after .
  4. Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Saturday 31 October Deadline for the submission of the Online Common Application Form (CAF) to Calderdale Local Authority and neighbouring Local Authorities.View the official source, listing schools in your real order of preference.
  5. Include at least one school your child is likely to be offered, so you have a good choice whatever happens.
  6. If you are refused a place you wanted, you can appeal and ask to join the school's after offers are made.

Your deadlines

These are the dates for things you need to do. Each one links to its official source and the day we checked it.

Results
16 October 2026Calderdale: ResultsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Friday 16 October Parents will have received the results of the admissions test, but this will not constitute an offer of a place.View the official source
School place applications close (CAF)
31 October 2026Calderdale: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Saturday 31 October Deadline for the submission of the Online Common Application Form (CAF) to Calderdale Local Authority and neighbouring Local Authorities.View the official source
National Offer Day
1 March 2027Calderdale: National Offer DayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: The LA will distribute the formal offer of a place on 1 March 2027.View the official source
Appeal deadline
Not published yet

After you apply: offers

Offers come on : 1 March 2027National Offer DayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: The LA will distribute the formal offer of a place on 1 March 2027.View the official source. Until then, nobody has a place yet: a qualifying score makes a child eligible, and places depend on each school's rules.

What to do on Offer Day: accepting, waiting lists, appeals and complaints

Results of the Halifax grammar schools test for September 2027 entry are due on 16 October 2026Calderdale 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Friday 16 October Parents will have received the results of the admissions test, but this will not constitute an offer of a place.View the official source. The schools describe it this way: Results go to your online account by mid-October: whether your child met the standard, with a banding to help you fill in the council form. A result is not an offerCalderdale 2027 entry: Results disclosureChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: This information will be uploaded to parents accounts by mid-October and will indicate whether your child has met the standard along with a banding to provide further clarification to support the completion and submission of your Common Application Form (CAF).View the official source. The outcome rests on three subjects, not one score. The schools' rule is: Papers 1 and 2 are age-standardised; after the test the two schools agree a qualifying standard for English and Mathematics. Children meeting it have their Creative Writing judged by a trained staff panel. A child must meet the qualifying standard in all three subjects (English, Mathematics and Creative Writing) to be considered; places then go by the oversubscription criteria, with remaining places by order of merit for English and Mathematics. No numeric standard is printed.Calderdale 2027 entry: Qualifying ruleChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: A qualifying standard will then be agreed by the Halifax Grammar Schools for these papers ... Your child will be required to meet the qualifying standard in English, Mathematics and Creative Writing to be considered for a place at the Halifax Grammar Schools.View the official source Meeting the standard means your child can be considered for a place. It does not give a place. Whatever the result, send your council form by 31 October 2026Calderdale 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Saturday 31 October Deadline for the submission of the Online Common Application Form (CAF) to Calderdale Local Authority and neighbouring Local Authorities.View the official source and list your schools in your true order of preference. Offers come on 1 March 2027Calderdale 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: The LA will distribute the formal offer of a place on 1 March 2027.View the official source. If the result is below the standard, it says nothing about your child's worth, and a good local school is still a strong path.

Who comes first once the standard is met

The schools give this figure for the number sitting the test: about 1,300 children a year (an approximate average; no year is given)Calderdale: Average candidates sittingChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: On average approximately 1300 children sit the test each year.View the official source. Not every child who meets the standard can get a place. Pupil Premium matters here: Criterion (b), after looked-after / previously looked-after children: children attracting Pupil Premium or Service Premium who reach the required standard are offered places before the remaining places go by order of merit. No cap on the number of places and no score concession printed.Calderdale 2027 entry: Pp priorityChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: b) Children attracting Pupil Premium (PP) and Service Premium (SP) (see Appendix 4) ... Children attracting Pupil Premium are those who have been registered for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the 6 years prior to the closing date for registering for the test.View the official source

If you do not get the place you hoped for

You can join a list and you can appeal. For North Halifax Grammar School, the list works like this: Children deemed suitable but not offered must ask Calderdale LA to join the reallocation list; the school takes it over in the first term of Year 7 and keeps it until the last school day of December, filling vacancies by order of merit; from the Spring term in-year tests apply; the school checks from January 2028 whether parents wish to stay on the list.North Halifax Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Halifax Grammar School.The source says: must notify Calderdale LA if they wish to be placed on the reallocation list to be considered for a place should one become available ... The reallocation list will be maintained until the last school day of December.View the official source The appeal route is: Appeal lodged via the Calderdale local authority website; the Independent Appeals Service then contacts parents. Grounds set out in writing to the admission authority as detailed on the notification letter.North Halifax Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: If you feel that you have grounds for an appeal this must be logged via the Calderdale local authority website ... parents will be contacted by the Independent Appeals Service with further instructions.View the official source

To plan your school choices for each result, use the Calderdale 11+ plan. Every deadline in order is on the Calderdale dates page.