The Crossley Heath School

The Crossley Heath School has been judged as good overall, with outstanding behavior and attitudes among its pupils. The school, which has recently transitioned to an academy, shows strength in providing a supportive environment where pupils feel valued and behave exceptionally well. They benefit from an ambitious and well-structured curriculum, and there is a strong emphasis on reading and support for diverse learning needs. However, there are some inconsistencies in how well leaders assess students' learning across all subjects, indicating areas for potential growth in curriculum delivery. This is the first inspection since the school became an academy.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit exemplary behavior and high academic aspirations.
• The school fosters a supportive and caring environment for pupils.
• There is a strong emphasis on reading and support for early learners.
• Pupils with SEND receive high-quality education alongside their peers.
• The curriculum supports social, moral, spiritual, and cultural development effectively.
• The school has achieved the Carnegie Bronze Award for Mental Health.
• High levels of attendance are noted among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent understanding of pupils' learning progress by subject leaders.
• Variation in assessment use leads to gaps in pupils' knowledge not being identified.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Crossley Heath School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 8.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.1% of pupils at The Crossley Heath School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Crossley Heath School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 4.1% of pupils at The Crossley Heath School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Crossley Heath School received £7,472 and spent £7,457 for each of its 1,148 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,878,000 (£1,636 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is The Crossley Heath School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Crossley Heath School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was The Crossley Heath School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Crossley Heath School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does The Crossley Heath School have?

The Crossley Heath School has 1,179 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Crossley Heath School cover?

The Crossley Heath School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Crossley Heath School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 73.2, and 97% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Crossley Heath School?

The Crossley Heath School is at Savile Park, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 0HG.