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Calderdale

Hipperholme Grammar School

Calderdale·Not applicable·Yorkshire and the Humber·Other independent school·HX3 8JE
URN: 107585
CompareDfE profile
52.0
Attainment 8
National avg ≈ 46.4 · 2024/2025
n/a
Progress 8
No published value in available years
80.6%
5+ Eng & Maths
Grade 5+ in both · 2024/2025
11.1%
EBacc entry
% entering EBacc · 2024/2025

Exceptional results, but a place depends on the entrance test rather than where you live — worth a look only if you are planning to sit it.

What the data says

Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.

Academic outcomes
Academic data not assessed

Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.

Pupil progress
Limited progress data

No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.

Getting a place
Admissions realism: not yet assessed

Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.

This is a selective school. Admission usually requires passing an entrance test. Check the school's admissions policy for test registration deadlines.

Watch-outs

  • Selective admissions: an entrance test (usually the 11+ or equivalent) is required. Check registration and test dates well in advance.

What to do next

Admissions and catchment

Independent schools run their own admissions outside the council process, so there is no catchment area or last offer distance to compare against. Registration and assessment dates are on the school’s website.

Performance over time

Attainment 8 over time

Entry, tests and fees

Independent school

Fees

Reception to Year 2£3,830 a term

Reception to Year 2 £4596 (£3830 exc VAT) Source · checked 28 September 2026

Years 3 to 6£4,060 a term

Years 3 to 6 £4872 (£4060 exc VAT) Source · checked 28 September 2026

Reception to Year 2£4,596 a term

Reception to Year 2 £4596 (£3830 exc VAT) Source · checked 28 September 2026

Years 7 & 8£4,785 a term

Years 7 & 8 £5742 (£4785 exc VAT) Source · checked 28 September 2026

Years 3 to 6£4,872 a term

Years 3 to 6 £4872 (£4060 exc VAT) Source · checked 28 September 2026

Years 9 to 11£5,070 a term

Years 9 to 11 £6084 (£5070 exc VAT) Source · checked 28 September 2026

Years 7 & 8£5,742 a term

Years 7 & 8 £5742 (£4785 exc VAT) Source · checked 28 September 2026

Years 9 to 11£6,084 a term

Years 9 to 11 £6084 (£5070 exc VAT) Source · checked 28 September 2026

Bursaries and scholarships

Bursariesyes

A limited amount of funding is available each year for means-tested Bursaries. These are only occasionally awarded for places in the Junior School. Please conta… Source · checked 28 September 2026

ScholarshipsAcademic

In exceptional circumstances, pupils of outstanding academic ability making a late or mid-year application to the school may, at the discretion of the Governors… Source · checked 28 September 2026

Open events

Open event7 October 2026(September 2027 entry)

Our annual Open Evening will be held on Wednesday 7th October 2026. It is always a fun and informative evening where you and your child can join in with activit… Source · checked 28 September 2026

Admissions

Entrance assessmentEntrance exam, Interview

or complete our online Y7 Entrance Assessment Registration Form & Registration Fee for September 2027 Source · checked 28 September 2026

Entry points3+

Preschool class (age 3+) is for children who are 3 on or before 31 st August of that academic year and this is the main entry point for the School. Source · checked 28 September 2026

Admissions pageFees page

Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.

Historical results

YearPupilsAtt8P85+ E&MEBacc %EBacc APS
2024/20253652.0—80.6%11.1%4.2
2023/20242848.9—78.6%14.3%3.9
2022/20234156.6—83.0%24.0%4.9
2021/20223353.7—100.0%21.0%4.6

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School information

URN107585
Local authorityCalderdale
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
PhaseNot applicable
TypeOther independent school
Gender of entryMixed
Age range3-16
HeadteacherHeadteacher Timothy Bostwick
Trust—
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterNone
PostcodeHX3 8JE
Latest pupils36
FSM eligible—

Contact and identifiers

Bramley Lane, HX3 8JE

www.hgsf.org.uk1422202256
DfE number6006
UKPRN10008273
Opened5 Sept 1985
GIAS updated28 Jan 2026

Data sources and freshness

Official record updated28 Jan 2026
Latest KS4 year2024/2025
Latest KS2 year—
Ofsted published—