The North Halifax Grammar School
Contact details for the school

School Name: The North Halifax Grammar School
Address: Moorbottom Road, Illingworth
Town/City: Halifax
County: West Yorkshire
Postcode: HX2 9SU
Telephone Number: 01422 244625
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Selective
Established: 2011
Trust: The North Halifax Grammar School Academy Trust

Staff and pupils

Principal: Ms Alexander Kent
Capacity: 1250
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1207 (52% boys & 48% girls)
Enrollment: 97% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 5.9%

Location and administration

URN: 136788
DfE Number: 381/5400
UKPRN: 10033786
UPRN: 100052040252
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Calderdale (E08000033)
Constituency: Halifax (E14001262)
Electoral Ward: Illingworth and Mixenden (E05001376)

Easting & Northing: 407826E, 428816N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 45' 22.63" N 1° 52' 57.52" W
Plus Code: 9C5WQ448+GW

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. The Whitley AP Academy (0.2km)
  2. Trinity Academy Whitehill (0.3km)
  3. Trinity Academy Halifax (0.5km)
  4. Abbey Park Academy (0.9km)
  5. Moorside Community Primary School (1.2km)
  6. Bradshaw Primary School (1.3km)
  7. St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (1.6km)
  8. Dean Field Community Primary School (1.6km)
  9. Ash Green Community Primary School (1.8km)
  10. Shibden Head Primary Academy (2.1km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mr Richard Bacon - Trustee. Appointed on 5 February 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 4 February 2029.
  • Mr Addi Bostan - Trustee. Appointed on 5 February 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Mrs Jodie Boyd - Trustee. Appointed on 8 April 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 7 April 2028.
  • Mrs Sally Butterworth - Trustee. Appointed on 8 April 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 20 May 2026.
  • Mrs Amanda Cade - Member. Appointed on 1 January 2018 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Amanda Cade - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 23 September 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 August 2029.
  • Mrs Mary Carrigan - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by academy members).
  • E S Casson - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 6 January 2014.
  • Mr Desmond Deehan - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 January 2023.
  • Mr Roger Hartley - Member. Appointed on 21 May 2014 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Mrs Sarah Hemingway - Trustee. Appointed on 12 November 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 11 November 2029.
  • Mrs Claire Hooper - Trustee. Appointed on 13 February 2019 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 17 March 2027.
  • Miss Alexandra Kent - Trustee. Appointed on 14 April 2026 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
  • Mr Mark Leicester - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2019 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Chandramouli Mahadevan - Trustee. Appointed on 12 November 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 11 November 2029.
  • Mrs Louise Manley - Trustee. Appointed on 10 December 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 9 December 2029.
  • Mrs Safoora Masood - Trustee. Appointed on 12 November 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 11 November 2029.
  • Mr Mike Pitts - Member. Appointed on 18 May 2016 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Mrs Laura Pool - Trustee. Appointed on 8 April 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 2 October 2025.
  • Dr Anand Prathivadi Bhayankaram - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Anand Prathivadi Bhayankaram - Trustee. Appointed on 29 May 2023 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Mrs Carole Sankey - Trustee. Appointed on 23 January 2018 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
  • Mrs Nicola Sheehan - Trustee. Appointed on 14 February 2018 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 20 January 2030.
  • Mrs Paula Wright - Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT). Appointed on 18 July 2005.