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The Crossley Heath School: 11+ entry

Savile Park, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX3 0HG

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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We check every fact against the official source on a schedule, and some details on this page are due their next check (last verified 19 October 2026). We'll update the page if anything has changed. How we check facts

Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2029 entry

  • Score to qualify

    Not published yet

    Calderdale grammar schools joint entrance test

  • Year 7 places

    180

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: The Crossley Heath School, checked

  • Last distance offered

    Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

No deadlines left for 2029 entry.

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from The Crossley Heath School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked
No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at The Crossley Heath School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to The Crossley Heath School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at The Crossley Heath School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications293First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000003,Yorkshire and The Humber,381,E08000033,Calderdale,Secondary,3815401,z,5,The Crossley Heath School,177,177,165,11,0,655,293,272,57,1.7757575757575759,1.655367231638418,353,104,Academy converter,No religious character,11.2,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001262,Halifax,139182,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)655All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000003,Yorkshire and The Humber,381,E08000033,Calderdale,Secondary,3815401,z,5,The Crossley Heath School,177,177,165,11,0,655,293,272,57,1.7757575757575759,1.655367231638418,353,104,Academy converter,No religious character,11.2,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001262,Halifax,139182,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day177Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000003,Yorkshire and The Humber,381,E08000033,Calderdale,Secondary,3815401,z,5,The Crossley Heath School,177,177,165,11,0,655,293,272,57,1.7757575757575759,1.655367231638418,353,104,Academy converter,No religious character,11.2,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001262,Halifax,139182,7View the official source
Applicants per place3.7Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000003,Yorkshire and The Humber,381,E08000033,Calderdale,Secondary,3815401,z,5,The Crossley Heath School,177,177,165,11,0,655,293,272,57,1.7757575757575759,1.655367231638418,353,104,Academy converter,No religious character,11.2,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001262,Halifax,139182,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

People often search for a Crossley Heath cut-off score. The school does not publish one. The qualifying standard is agreed by the two Halifax schools after each year's test has been marked, so it can move from year to year. We have not found any past figures either:

What is clear is the competition. Across both schools, the test is sat by 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, while Crossley Heath alone has 180The Crossley Heath School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: The Published Admission Number (PAN) for Crossley Heath is 180 (the PAN for NHGS is 180).View the official source places. The banding on your child's result letter is the main signal you will have before the council deadline. Any past number would be a guide, not a promise, and a second choice you are happy with is worth having.

At a glance

The Crossley Heath School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
mixedPupilsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: The Crossley Heath School (CHS) is a state supported, mixed, selective 11-18 grammar schoolView the official source
Who the school admits.
School type
academySchool typeChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: As an Academy, the CHS governance board is the school's Admission Authority.View the official source
How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places
180Year 7 placesChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: The Published Admission Number (PAN) for Crossley Heath is 180 (the PAN for NHGS is 180).View the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Entrance test
Calderdale grammar schools joint entrance test
The test children sit to be considered.
The CHS governance board (Academy Trust)Admission authorityChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: As an Academy, the CHS governance board is the school’s Admission Authority.View the official source
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
No catchment area
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Yes, for this school
An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.

Key dates

Dates for September 2029 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2028/29.

Add to my calendar

  1. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published

Notes on these dates

The schools' documents give two different dates for the supplementary test, so it stays marked as awaiting confirmation. With results due this month, the next job for Year 6 families is the council form: put Crossley Heath on it if you want a place, because sitting the test is not an application.

How places are given

4 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, The Crossley Heath School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (the 2027 rules; the rules for 2029 entry are not published yet).

  1. 1

    Looked after, previously looked after or special guardianship children (reaching the standard)

    The policy's own words
    a) Children looked after, previously looked after or with special guardianship (see Appendix 4).
  2. 2

    Children attracting Pupil Premium or Service Premium (evidence by end of September)

    The policy's own words
    b) Children attracting Pupil Premium (PP) and Service Premium (SP) (see Appendix 4).
  3. 3

    Up to 10% of places for NHGS Priority Admissions Area residents (NHGS only: CHS has no Priority Admissions Area)

    The policy's own words
    c) Up to 10% of the180 places available at NHGS prioritise people living within our Priority Admissions Area where appropriate: i. NHGS - see Appendix 5. ii. CHS - no Priority Admissions Area.
  4. 4

    Remaining places by order of merit for English and Mathematics up to PAN

    The policy's own words
    d) Once these places have been allocated the remaining places at CHS will be offered according to their order of merit for English and Mathematics until the school reaches its PAN.

Source: The Crossley Heath School, checked

Who qualifies
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.Source: The Crossley Heath School, checked
Catchment
No defined catchment area; parents in any UK local authority may apply (overseas applicants contact the school). No Priority Admissions Area at CHS.Source: The Crossley Heath School, checked
If two children are level for the last place
Where children tie for the last place on order of merit: (i) siblings (including step, foster and adopted siblings at the same address) of children at the school, then (ii) proximity (straight-line distance, local authority (LA) GIS).Source: The Crossley Heath School, checked
Brothers and sisters
Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: The Crossley Heath School, checked
Pupil premium
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.Source: The Crossley Heath School, checked
Supplementary form
Test registration form on the Halifax Grammar Schools' Applicaa portal (with photo, SEN, Pupil/Service Premium declaration) is required in addition to the home LA's Common Application Form.Source: The Crossley Heath School, checked
Waiting list
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.Source: The Crossley Heath School, checked
More detail from our guide

2027 entry. The school's governing board set its September 2027 arrangements in February 2026The Crossley Heath School: Determined date (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Date approved by the Governance Board: February 2026View the official source; their status is determined (final)The Crossley Heath School: Document status (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Date approved by the Governance Board: February 2026View the official source.

No catchment area. No defined catchment area; parents in any UK local authority may apply (overseas applicants contact the school). No Priority Admissions Area at CHS.The Crossley Heath School 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Crossley Heath does not have a defined catchment area and parents with children in any UK Local Authority may apply.View the official source This is the biggest difference from North Halifax. A child who lives in a different council area is ranked in exactly the same way as one who lives round the corner.

The order places are offered. (1) Looked after, previously looked after or special guardianship children (reaching the standard). (2) Children attracting Pupil Premium or Service Premium (evidence by end of September). (3) Up to 10% of places for NHGS Priority Admissions Area residents (NHGS only: CHS has no Priority Admissions Area). (4) Remaining places by order of merit for English and Mathematics up to PAN.The Crossley Heath School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: If more children reach the required standard in the test than there are places at the school, children in the following categories who reach that standard will be offered a place according to the following oversubscription criteriaView the official source

In everyday terms, Crossley Heath works down its list like this. Looked-after and previously looked-after children come first, then children attracting pupil premium or service premium, then everyone else who met the standard, highest rank first. The rule about a priority admissions area belongs to North Halifax and has no effect here.

If two children tie for the last place. Where children tie for the last place on order of merit: (i) siblings (including step, foster and adopted siblings at the same address) of children at the school, then (ii) proximity (straight-line distance, LA GIS).The Crossley Heath School: Tie break (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: the following oversubscription criteria will apply as a tie breaker: i. Siblings (to include step siblings, foster siblings, and adopted siblings living permanently in the same address) of children presently attending the school.View the official source The distance used is measured like this: Straight line from home (Ordnance Survey ADDRESS-POINT coordinate) to closest designated school gateThe Crossley Heath School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Distance will be calculated using a straight ... measurement from the pupil’s home to the closest designated school gate.View the official source. Having a brother or sister at the school helps only at this tie-break stage, not earlier.

Other rules, 2027 entry
Pupil premium and service premiumCriterion (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.The Crossley Heath School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 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
Education, health and care planAdmitted if the required standard is metThe Crossley Heath School: Ehcp (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Children who have a statement of special educational needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC) which names the school, will be admitted, if the required standard is met.View the official source
Priority for children of staffnoThe Crossley Heath School: Staff children priority (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: If more children reach the required standard in the test than there are places at the school, children in the following categories who reach that standard will be offered a place according to the following oversubscription criteria, which will be applied in the following order:View the official source
Late registrationNo late test registrations without extenuating circumstances (evidence within 5 days of the closing date; considered by a panel of the two headteachers plus one impartial person). Pupil/Service Premium evidence received after the end of September is considered only after the main allocation.The Crossley Heath School: Late applications (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: No late applications will be considered without extenuating circumstances (see section 9.0) ... Evidence of extenuating circumstances for late applications must be submitted within 5 days following the closing date.View the official source
Forms you needTest registration form on the Halifax Grammar Schools' Applicaa portal (with photo, SEN, Pupil/Service Premium declaration) is required in addition to the home LA's Common Application Form.The Crossley Heath School: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: In order to sit the admissions test for the Halifax Grammar Schools, you must fully complete an application form using our Applicaa platform ... close at 11pm on Friday 26th June 2026.View the official source
Waiting listChildren 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.The Crossley Heath School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath 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

Free support for disadvantaged children. Crossley Heath offers free help to children eligible for the pupil premium: Free online preparation for children eligible for pupil premium, and a scholarship programme giving selected children entering Year 5 in September 2026 who get free school meals or pupil premium a full year of free face-to-face tuitionThe Crossley Heath School: Disadvantaged supportChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: to provide students who are eligible for Pupil Premium with free online learning and 11+ exam preparation ... Be entering Year 5 in September 2026, and ... Be in receipt of Free School Meals or classed as a Pupil Premium studentView the official source. That scholarship is aimed at today's Year 5, so if your child is eligible, ask the school whether places are still open.

Joining later. Once the waiting list period ends, places that come up are filled through in-year tests, as the waiting list rule above explains. The admissions manager handles in-year forms; ask the school for the next test date.

2028 entry: The Crossley Heath School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by The Crossley Heath School; last checked 10 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions into Year 7 - September 2027View the official source. We will update this page when Crossley Heath publishes its 2028 arrangements.

The test

Calderdale grammar schools joint entrance test
Test
Calderdale grammar schools joint entrance test
Test date, 2029 entry
Not yet published

Crossley Heath has no test of its own. Every applicant sits the joint Halifax Grammar Schools test, and the result counts for both schools whichever building your child sat it in. Our Calderdale 11+ guide explains the format in full. The details that matter most here:

Test detail, 2027 entry
PapersPaper 1 (English and maths); Paper 2 (English and maths); Paper 3 (creative writing)The Crossley Heath School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: a) Paper 1 - a test in Mathematics and English b) Paper 2 - a test in Mathematics and English c) Paper 3 - a test in Creative WritingView the official source
Answersa mix of multiple-choice and written answersThe Crossley Heath School 2027 entry: Stage1 formatChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: The Test consists of both multiple-choice and written response questions.View the official source
How Crossley Heath scores and ranks itPapers 1 and 2 (English and Maths) are marked by computer, age-weighted and standardised and given a score; a qualifying standard is set for English and for Mathematics; Creative Writing is judged by a trained staff panel only for children meeting that standard; rank by order of merit for English and Mathematics. No weights printed.The Crossley Heath School: Score composition (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: After the tests are completed, paper 1 and paper 2 are marked, age weighted and standardised and awarded a score.View the official source
Practice materialFSCE Familiarisation Guide for Parents and FSCE Familiarisation Guide for Children (with sample questions), on the Crossley Heath admissions page; FSCE says no past papers or practice papers are authorisedThe Crossley Heath School 2027 entry: FamiliarisationChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Further information can be found in the Familiarisation Guide below which includes sample test questions ... FSCE Familiarisation Guide for Parents FSCE Familiarisation Guide for ChildrenView the official source
Only one attempt allowedyesThe Crossley Heath School 2027 entry: One attempt onlyChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: A candidate may only sit the admissions test once.View the official source
If your child misses the testSupplementary test only for: medical reasons (school told as soon as possible, evidence within 5 days after the test), moving into the area after the test (evidence of move date), or other extenuating circumstances (e.g. immediate family bereavement) decided by a panel of the two heads plus an impartial person. No late applications without extenuating circumstances (evidence within 5 days after the closing date).The Crossley Heath School 2027 entry: Late testingChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: A candidate may only sit the supplementary test for the following reasons: i) Due to medical reasons* ii) Where a student has moved into the area after the admissions test has taken place** iii) Other extenuating circumstances (see Appendix 3) ... Evidence of extenuating circumstances for late applications must be submitted within 5 days following the closing date.View the official source

A new paper layout this year. No change of provider is stated, but the papers changed for 2027 entry: two papers that each mix maths and English, plus creative writing, in place of separate English and maths papersThe Crossley Heath School 2027 entry: Provider changeChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: The admissions test will consist of: a) Paper 1 - a test in Mathematics and English b) Paper 2 - a test in Mathematics and English c) Paper 3 - a test in Creative WritingView the official source. So a child preparing now should expect to move between English and maths questions within the same paper. The free FSCE guides on Crossley Heath's admissions page are the official preview of the style. For children in Year 5, the 2028 papers are The Crossley Heath School 2028 entry: Stage1 papersNot yet published by The Crossley Heath School; last checked 10 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions into Year 7 - September 2027View the official source; see what changed.

How the Calderdale test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

  1. Done: Open Evening (The Crossley Heath School) (passed)

    17:00-20:00

Source: North Halifax Grammar School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
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.Source: The Crossley Heath School, checked

General information, not legal advice.

Offers come from your home council on National Offer Day, 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 Crossley Heath cannot offer your child a place, you have the right to appeal to an independent panel.

Appeals, 2027 entry
How to appealAppeal 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.The Crossley Heath 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
DeadlineNot knownThe Crossley Heath School: Appeal deadline (2027)Not known: no official source states this.

We could not confirm the deadline from Calderdale Council's pages, so follow the one in your offer letter. Asking to join the reallocation list is a separate step from appealing, and you can do both. Most appeals for oversubscribed schools do not succeed, which is one more reason to list a realistic alternative.

Official documents and sources

7 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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