Calderdale, West Yorkshire
The North Halifax Grammar School
Halifax, Calderdale · Co-educational, Year 7 entry
The FSCE Entrance Test, shared with Crossley Heath: English and maths, and creative writing, in multiple-choice and written-response form.
What the school publishes
- Places in Year 7
- 180 each year
- Papers
- English and maths, plus creative writing
- Test content
- Limited to the KS2 curriculum taught up to the end of Year 5
- Marking
- All papers but creative writing are computer-marked and age-standardised
- Creative writing
- Assessed for candidates with an eligible English and maths score, who are then ranked
- Selection
- By academic ability and attainment as identified by the admissions tests
Things parents are caught out by
- The school names Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd (FSCE) as its test provider.
- Registration and admissions are run jointly with The Crossley Heath School.
- Registering to sit the tests is not an application to attend. The application itself goes to your local authority.
- A child may sit the test only once, and all written elements are taken on one day in September.
Registering is not applying
Registering for the test is not an application for a place. The application goes to your home local authority on its Common Application Form, and the national closing date for secondary transfer is 31 October.
Source: nhgs.co.uk and its admissions timeline. Checked on 11 October 2026. Admissions arrangements change at the school, so confirm them there before you rely on them.
Preparing for The North Halifax Grammar School
Our practice is written to the published FSCE format, including the creative writing paper this school sets. Start with the free baseline test to see where your child stands.
This is an independent online practice platform. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd, any grammar school or consortium, or any local authority. All questions and passages are original practice material written to the published format; they are not real exam questions, and no past papers exist.