Private schools in Calderdale

The 13 independent (private) schools in Calderdale, with age ranges, pupil numbers and school details from official DfE records.

Independent schools set their own admissions and fees, so contact each school directly. They're inspected by Ofsted or the Independent Schools Inspectorate, and many don't publish results in DfE's performance tables.

• Beacon Lights Schools Independent · Ofsted: Good (2025)
• Brearley Hall School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2025)
• Broadwood School Independent, inspected by ISI
• Compass Community School North Independent · Ofsted: Good (2023)
• Compass Community School Willow Park Independent · Ofsted: Outstanding (2025)
• Hipperholme Grammar School Independent, inspected by ISI
• Millcourt School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2023)
• Pennine Independent · Ofsted: No graded inspection
• Rishworth School Independent, inspected by ISI · 11% A*/A at A level
• Riverbank Primary School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024)
• Stafford Hall School Independent · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected
• The Gleddings School Independent, inspected by ISI
• The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form Independent · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023)

Page updated 26 September 2026.