The Crossley Heath 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
Strategy, Vision and Values School Strategy, Vision and Values Our vision: We truly look forward to welcoming students to The Crossley Heath School and championing their success throughout every moment of their time with us. We are a school with a heart and consider our staff, students and their families to be a school family.
Our vision is to be the leading school for educational excellence, where we nurture happy students with strong values, so they all contribute positively to society. The happiness of our students really matters to us. We know that academic achievement will give them the brightest choice of future careers which will allow them to be happiest.
Our aspiration is for our students to spread happiness too as positive role models for our values of kindness, courage and excellence. Our students will influence society for the better, leaving our school committed to making the world a better place.
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
- Basketball
- Coding
- Drama
- Eco Club
- Football
- Gardening
- Minecraft
- Netball
- Pottery
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Tennis
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Music MarkMusic
- RHS School GardeningRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 139182
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (23 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.17 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Louise Probets Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Houry Stewart Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Steven Bennett | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Alison Mansfield | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Leigh Blanchard Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Emily Rawlinson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Nicola Beaumont | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Ms Safyah Akhtar Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Melissa Jane Cockerill Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Waqar Mustafa Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Nicholas Meir Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Wendy Hardaker | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Victoria Pickles | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mr Damien Margetson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Dean Jones Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Yasmin Ahmed Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mr Dean Jones Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Shamaila Siddiqui Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Leigh Blanchard Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Gaurav Jairath Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jaswinder Sandhu Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Dr Duncan Robert Watson | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Mr Rod Atkinson | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2012 |
| Mr Michael Horrocks Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 · term ended 2026 | |
| Mr Graeme Edward Craik Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 · term ended 2025 | |
| Mr Aubrey Sampson Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Jaswinder Sandhu Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Kalyan Mekala Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr William Montague Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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