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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy

Secondary Academy converter URN 151559
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 900 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

22 January 2020
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
Published 18 February 2020 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Calderdale
Trust SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 885 885 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 427 48.2% of pupils
Male pupils 458 51.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.5%
4.7 pts above England
School 29.5%
Calderdale 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.0%
14.3 pts below England
School 6.0%
Calderdale 14.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.4%
0.4 pts above England
School 1.4%
Calderdale 1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.8%
759
Pakistani
4.9%
43
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
18
White and Asian
1.8%
16
Bangladeshi
1.1%
10
Any other Asian background
1.0%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.3% 215 of 885 pupils
3.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.3%
Calderdale 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.6% 182 pupils
England 14.8% 5.8 pts above
EHC plans 3.7% 33 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 75
Speech, language & communication 31
Autistic spectrum disorder 29
Moderate learning difficulty 26
Specific learning difficulty 25
No specialist assessment yet 12

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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.3% 6.0 pts above England
Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy
98.3%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information