← GCSE results 2026 for England
Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
Calderdale GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 13 state secondary schools in Calderdale, 2,830 pupils. Calderdale ranks 40 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which rose by 0.2 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
52.4%
4.6 pts above England
Grade 7+ English & maths
17.5%
2.8 pts above England
Attainment 8
49.6
2.0 points above England
Council rank
40 / 151
By average Attainment 8
Calderdale at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: The Crossley Heath School (73.2); highest non-selective: The Brooksbank School (51.5).
- Schools range from 32.3 to 73.2 on Attainment 8, a spread of 40.9 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 39.0, 15.0 points behind their classmates (a wider gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at The North Halifax Grammar School (66.5).
- Calderdale has 2 grammar schools, which lift the council average. Compare the non-selective schools with each other. Grammar schools in Calderdale.
- Most improved on 2025: Trinity Academy Halifax, up 4.9 points to 49.4.
Every Calderdale secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Crossley Heath SchoolGrammar | 179 | 73.2 | −1.3 | 98.9% | 96.6% | 64.2% | 66.2 |
| 2 | The North Halifax Grammar SchoolGrammar | 179 | 69.6 | +1.1 | 100.0% | 94.4% | 49.7% | 66.5 |
| 3 | The Brooksbank School | 264 | 51.5 | +0.8 | 75.0% | 56.8% | 20.5% | 40.8 |
| 4 | Rastrick High School | 353 | 50.9 | +1.0 | 75.4% | 56.7% | 19.0% | 42.5 |
| 5 | The Calder Learning Trust | 229 | 49.5 | — | 72.9% | 50.2% | 14.8% | 36.3 |
| 6 | Trinity Academy HalifaxChurch of England | 317 | 49.4 | +4.9 | 70.7% | 51.7% | 8.2% | 42.3 |
| 7 | Ryburn Valley High School | 275 | 48.1 | −0.6 | 75.6% | 61.8% | 14.2% | 35.4 |
| 8 | Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy | 174 | 46.2 | — | 60.9% | 37.4% | 10.9% | 34.6 |
| 9 | Trinity Academy Grammar | 191 | 45.4 | −0.9 | 58.6% | 40.8% | 13.6% | 40.1 |
| 10 | Brighouse High School | 199 | 43.4 | +3.4 | 59.3% | 37.7% | 6.5% | 30.4 |
| 11 | The Halifax Academy | 206 | 39.6 | −4.5 | 51.5% | 30.1% | 3.4% | 39.1 |
| 12 | Lightcliffe Academy | 198 | 37.3 | −1.2 | 49.0% | 25.3% | 1.5% | 27.6 |
| 13 | Park Lane Academy | 66 | 32.3 | −8.6 | 30.3% | 18.2% | 3.0% | 29.6 |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
Calderdale against the rest of Yorkshire and The Humber
- York53.8%
- Calderdale52.4%
- Leeds50.7%
- Doncaster50.3%
- North Yorkshire49.1%
- Barnsley48.7%
- Wakefield48.6%
- Sheffield47.9%
- Kirklees47.7%
- North Lincolnshire46.3%
- East Riding of Yorkshire44.7%
- Kingston upon Hull, City of43.2%
- Rotherham42.7%
- Bradford39.7%
- North East Lincolnshire37.3%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.