How many schools does Calderdale have?

OfferDay lists 115 schools in Calderdale, including 82 primary schools and 14 special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Calderdale?

Every school in Calderdale is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Calderdale ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Calderdale where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the Calderdale local authority?

OfferDay groups the Calderdale schools across seven towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Calderdale local authority

Calderdale has 115 schools listed on OfferDay across 7 towns.

82 primary schools · 11 secondary schools · 2 all-through schools · 2 sixth forms and colleges · 14 special and alternative provision schools · 4 independent schools

About schools in Calderdale

Calderdale lists 115 schools, most of them primary schools. Its eleven secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has two all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 62%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 78 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 48.4; average Attainment 8 score, across the 15 schools with published results

Top schools in Calderdale

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy 95%
2 Wainstalls School 91%
3 St John's Primary School In Rishworth 89%
4 The Greetland Academy 86%
5 Abbey Park Academy 85%
6 Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School 83%
7 St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School 83%
8 West Vale Academy 82%

Secondary

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Calderdale.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Brearley Hall School
Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 16
Compass Community School Willow Park
Other independent special school · Ages 6 to 18
Hipperholme Grammar School
Other independent school · Ages 3 to 16

Common questions about schools in Calderdale

How many schools does Calderdale have?: OfferDay lists 115 schools in Calderdale, including 82 primary schools and 14 special and alternative provision schools.
Who inspects schools in Calderdale?: Every school in Calderdale is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Calderdale ranked?: OfferDay ranks schools in Calderdale where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Calderdale local authority?: OfferDay groups the Calderdale schools across seven towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.