The North Halifax Grammar School
Academy converter secondary school in Halifax (Calderdale).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
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As a selective Grammar school we admit those who have demonstrated an ability for the kind of academic education we provide. But ability without application is largely meaningless and so at NHGS we nurture and train those abilities; developing the skills and attitudes necessary to flourish in an academic environment. We call this Scholarship .
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Badminton
- Band
- Book Club
- Choir
- Climbing
- Coding
- Cooking
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Debating
- Drama
- Football
- Hockey
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 136788
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (17 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.15 governors are linked to a profile (13 confirmed, 2 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Alexandra Kent (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Louise Manley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Chandramouli Mahadevan Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Safoora Masood | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Hemingway Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Anand Prathivadi Bhayankaram Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mr Richard Bacon Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Mary Carrigan Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mrs Jodie Boyd Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Desmond Deehan Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2023 | |
| Mrs Amanda Cade Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Leicester | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 |
| Mrs Claire Hooper Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Nicola Sheehan Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Amanda Cade Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 |
| E S Casson (likely) | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2014 | |
| Mrs Sally Butterworth Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Carole Sankey Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Paula Wright | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 2005 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record