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The North Halifax Grammar School

The North Halifax Grammar 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.

RegionYorkshire and the Humber
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN136788

The exam

Athena holds admission-route records for The North Halifax Grammar School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.

2027 entry

  • FSCE 11+ (generic pool)Single-stage route

    Set by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)

    Halifax Grammar Schools joint FSCE test (English, mathematics and creative writing), shared with The Crossley Heath School.

    3207 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27

2028 entry

  • FSCE 11+ (generic pool)Single-stage route

    Set by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)

    Halifax Grammar Schools joint FSCE test (English, mathematics and creative writing), shared with The Crossley Heath School.

    3207 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27

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Key dates & preparation

2028 entry

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

2027 entry

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

Admissions rules

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.

Read the school's admissions policy

Results & destinations

2025 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 68.5; 91.1% 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 40.33 (average grade B); 19.4% of A level students achieved AAB or higher

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

2024 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 68.4; 93.3% 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 36.56 (average grade B-)

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

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