OFSTED
3 July 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Calderdale
Trust
THE CROSSLEY HEATH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,179
1,179 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
546
46.3% of pupils
Male pupils
633
53.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.1 pts
below England
School
8.7%
Calderdale
27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.3 pts
above England
School
28.6%
Calderdale
14.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Calderdale
1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
33.2%
392
White British
29.5%
348
Indian
14.3%
169
Any other Asian background
8.0%
94
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
31
Unclassified
2.1%
25
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
4.9%
58 of
1,179 pupils
15.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
74.5
35.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.49 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.55%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.67 pts
lower than
England
School
4.55%
Calderdale
5.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.11 pts
lower than
England
School
8.71%
Calderdale
13.43%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.11%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.69 pts
lower than
England
School
0.11%
Calderdale
1.03%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.6%
9.3 pts
above England
The Crossley Heath School
101.6%
Calderdale
91.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.