Ravenscliffe High School
Skircoat Green, Halifax, HX3 0RZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Hague
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 258
- URN
- 107588
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422358621
About this school
Ravenscliffe High School is a community special school in Halifax. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 258 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 32 | 23 | 37 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 0.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.0 |
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 Ravenscliffe High 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 244 |
| 2023/24 | 250 |
| 2024/25 | 257 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.88%
- English as an additional language
- 19.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.18%
- Persistent absence
- 26.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Gleddings School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Halifax
-
Stafford Hall School0.6 miles
Special schools · Halifax
-
Compass Community School North1.3 miles
Special schools · West Yorkshire
-
Beacon Lights Schools1.4 miles
Independent schools · Halifax
-
Compass Community School Willow Park1.6 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Halifax
- Broadwood School Special schools
- Millcourt School Special schools
- Riverbank Primary School Special schools
- Stafford Hall School Special schools
- The Whitley AP Academy Academies
- Wood Bank School Special schools
- Abbey Park Academy Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Ash Green Community Primary School Primary
- Barkisland CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill School Primary
- Bowling Green Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ravenscliffe High School teach?
- Ravenscliffe High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Halifax.
- Who is the headteacher of Ravenscliffe High School?
- The headteacher of Ravenscliffe High School is Mrs Joanne Hague, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ravenscliffe High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ravenscliffe High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ravenscliffe High School?
- Ravenscliffe High School has 258 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Ravenscliffe High School a faith school?
- No. Ravenscliffe High School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Ravenscliffe High School have?
- The schools register lists Ravenscliffe High School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Ravenscliffe High School's absence rate?
- Ravenscliffe High School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ravenscliffe High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ravenscliffe High 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 29 June 2026.