Fully selective state school · Calderdale
The North Halifax Grammar School 11+ admissions
Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
September 2027 entry
Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026
At a glance
- Address
- Moorbottom Road, Halifax, Yorkshire and the Humber, HX2 9SU
- Year 7 admission
- Mixed Year 7 admission
- School type
- Fully selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Day school
- Religion or denomination
- GIAS records no applicable religious character.
- Published admission number
- 180
- September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 180
- September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
- Assessment provider
- GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.
Selection route
Assessment route not published.
- Eligibility
- Candidates must meet the qualifying standard in English, Mathematics and Creative Writing in the joint Halifax Grammar Schools admissions test and apply through the local authority CAF.
- Score policy
- Two papers assess English and Mathematics and a third assesses Creative Writing. English and Mathematics are standardised and scored; Creative Writing is judged by a trained panel, and all three standards must be met.
- Oversubscription
- Qualifying applicants are allocated through the joint process and ranked by combined English and Mathematics order of merit; NHGS tie-break priority then uses the published priority areas, Pupil Premium or Service Premium criteria and home-to-school distance.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
What the assessment covers
GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.
Key dates
- Registration opens
- GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
- Registration deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
- Test date
- GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
- CAF deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
- National Offer Day
- GIAS does not publish the current offer date.
Fees
- Fee per term
- This is a state-funded school.
- Fee per year
- This is a state-funded school.
- Published fee context
- This is a state-funded school.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
Relevant skills and exercises
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Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does The North Halifax Grammar School use?
The current official evidence does not yet publish The North Halifax Grammar School's school-specific test details for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does The North Halifax Grammar School have?
The North Halifax Grammar School's published admission number is 180 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to The North Halifax Grammar School?
Candidates must meet the qualifying standard in English, Mathematics and Creative Writing in the joint Halifax Grammar Schools admissions test and apply through the local authority CAF.
Are The North Halifax Grammar School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
Qualifying applicants are allocated through the joint process and ranked by combined English and Mathematics order of merit; NHGS tie-break priority then uses the published priority areas, Pupil Premium or Service Premium criteria and home-to-school distance.
What subjects should a child prepare for The North Halifax Grammar School?
The exact assessed subjects for The North Halifax Grammar School are not yet published in the current evidence. The preparation links are general 11+ practice, not a claim about this school's format.
How current is the information for The North Halifax Grammar School?
Trace Learn reviewed 3 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- Admissions Policy - Entry in 2027
North Halifax Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
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