Joint Admissions Process 

North Halifax Grammar School and The Crossley Heath School

To apply for a place at the Halifax Grammar Schools children have to sit the admissions tests. To sit the admissions tests you have to complete a registration form.

Please note, registration will not open until Friday 20th March, 2026. 

Please click here to create an account and register.

Intake in 2026

Congratulations to all those who have received their offers to study at North Halifax this week and will be taking the next steps on their educational journey with us in September. It may have felt like a long wait, but we hope you are as excited as we are about your futures. You are coming to join a warm, friendly and focused community of students and staff. We look forward to helping you develop the skills, the character and the confidence to navigate your own paths in life over the next seven years.

Enjoy your last few months of primary school and we look forward to meeting you and your families during our transition events in the summer term. These will support you in making the big leap to secondary and hopefully get you excited about the wealth of opportunities that await you at NHGS. We will be in touch shortly.

Unsuccessful candidates applying for reallocation or appeal, please refer to the important deadline information on our Timeline Page. 

North Halifax Grammar School (NHGS) Admissions for Year 7

We would love to give a place to everyone who wants to come to NHGS but sadly that isn’t possible.  We admit 180 students each year into Year 7, and these places are awarded strictly in line with the terms of our admissions policy, which you can download from our Policies Page.

Entry to the school will be determined by academic ability and attainment as identified by the admissions tests which will be a test of ability - irrespective of sex, race or disability.

Casual Admissions into Years 7 to 11

Anyone wishing to transfer to the school, other than at the normal date of entry in September, must apply on a Casual Vacancy Application Form, and must be on the waiting list at the time of the vacancy.

Applicants wishing to transfer to NHGS, either from another school in Calderdale or from a school in another Local Authority (LA), need to complete a ‘Transfer Request for Calderdale Schools’ form available from the LA.

If the application is from a student attending a school in another LA or who has recently moved into the area, the application will be sent to the school. If there is a vacancy in the appropriate year, the applicant will be invited into the school to sit appropriate admission. If the applicant meets the qualifying standard and a place is available, then the student will be offered a place.

In Year Transfers

Tests for potential in-year admissions will be held no more than once during each term.  The school will notify applicants in writing within 15 days of the next available test date.  If no applications have been received, the tests will not be held.  Any application received after invitations to sit the tests have been sent out will be invited to sit the following term’s test. 

Students must sit the Admissions Tests to be considered for a place