Hipperholme Grammar School
Bramley Lane, HX3 8JE
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Timothy Bostwick
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 370
- Pupils on roll
- 285
- URN
- 107585
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422202256
About this school
Hipperholme Grammar School is an independent school in Calderdale. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 285 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hipperholme Grammar School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Hipperholme Grammar School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1985, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 41 | 28 | 36 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.6 | 48.9 | 52.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 78% | 60.7% | 55.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 93% | 82.1% | 86.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 14.3% | 11.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hipperholme Grammar School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56.6 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.9 | 39 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52 | 37.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 266 |
| 2023/24 | 295 |
| 2024/25 | 288 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 8
- Pupils on SEN support
- 63
Location
Nearby schools
-
Millcourt School1.8 miles
Special schools · Halifax
-
Stafford Hall School2.3 miles
Special schools · Halifax
-
The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form2.5 miles
Special schools · Brighouse
-
Beacon Lights Schools2.6 miles
Independent schools · Halifax
-
Broadbeck Learning Centre2.6 miles
Special schools · West Yorkshire
Common questions
- What year groups does Hipperholme Grammar School teach?
- Hipperholme Grammar School teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is an independent school in Calderdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Hipperholme Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Hipperholme Grammar School is Mr Timothy Bostwick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hipperholme Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hipperholme Grammar School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Hipperholme Grammar School?
- Hipperholme Grammar School has 285 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is Hipperholme Grammar School full?
- Hipperholme Grammar School has capacity for 370 pupils and 285 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hipperholme Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Hipperholme Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hipperholme Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Hipperholme Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Hipperholme Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.6 in 2022/23 and 52 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hipperholme Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hipperholme Grammar School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.