Hipperholme Grammar SchoolBeacon Lights Schools

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Halifax.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Hipperholme Grammar School and Beacon Lights Schools.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.0 for Hipperholme Grammar School and 16.0 for Beacon Lights Schools.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Hipperholme Grammar School (53.7 in 2021-22, 52.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hipperholme Grammar School versus Beacon Lights Schools compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Hipperholme Grammar SchoolHalifaxBeacon Lights SchoolsEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionIndependent SchoolIndependent School
School typeOther independent school Other independent school
Age range3-16 4-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll285 209
Capacity370 330
LocationHX3 8JE Halifax, HX1 5JL
GCSE results
Attainment 852.0 Stronger figure16.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths55.6% Stronger figure9.1% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths86.1% Stronger figure22.7% 64.8%
Entering EBacc11.1% Stronger figure0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.24 Stronger figure1.17 4.09
Cohort36 22
Pupils
Pupils in the census288 188
Free school meals (ever 6)0.0% 0.0%
SEN support23.3% 1.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 0.0%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

Pupils on roll

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