Schools / The Crossley Heath School
The Crossley Heath School is a co-educational selective grammar school in Halifax, Calderdale, educating around 1,200 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry is through an FSCE entrance test of mixed-subject papers covering the Key Stage 2 curriculum, taken in the summer of Year 5 or the autumn of Year 6 depending on the school.
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Set by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)
Halifax Grammar Schools joint FSCE test (English, mathematics and creative writing), shared with The North Halifax Grammar School.
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Set by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)
Halifax Grammar Schools joint FSCE test (English, mathematics and creative writing), shared with The North Halifax Grammar School.
3207 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Test: FSCE papers sat in the summer of Year 5 or the early autumn of Year 6, depending on the school (see the route description)
Results: Autumn term of Year 6 — outcomes are published to registered parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 4 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Test: FSCE papers sat in the summer of Year 5 or the early autumn of Year 6, depending on the school (see the route description)
Results: Autumn term of Year 6 — outcomes are published to registered parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 4 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Places are allocated under each school’s published criteria after its FSCE entrance test — typically score ranking with the statutory priorities first. Check the school’s policy for any local priority or catchment tier.
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 74.5; 98.9% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 34.84 (average grade C+); 14.1% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 72.6; 92.7% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 32.84 (average grade C+)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
Schemes recorded from the school's own published information. A scholarship is a merit award; a bursary is means-tested. Values are shown exactly as the school states them — where a scheme is honorary, its stated value says so.
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: No separate scholarship examination; awarded by the school to top-performing A-level leavers on their A-level results
When: Awarded at the end of Year 13, on A-level results
What it's worth: £6,000 toward their studies over the next three years at university, plus annual residential leadership seminars, internships and mentoring (5 recipients in 2026)
How to apply: No application route published; school-awarded on A-level performance
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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