Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy

Academy converter·Secondary school Todmorden, Calderdale·OL14 7DG
Composite score
57.5
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#1,534
National rank
#140
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#8
In Calderdale
Top 48%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
46.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
43%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
64%
% EBacc grade 5+
4%
EBacc average points score
3.68

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
140 first choices, 157 places
First choices per place
0.89
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
289
any preference, for 157 places
Applications from another council area
46%

Every child who put Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
848
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
30.7%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
6.3%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£3,478
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

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Location

About Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy

Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy is a secondary school in Todmorden, Calderdale, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 848 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 46.0 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 0.9 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

43% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 64% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy their first choice was offered one of its 157 Year 7 places. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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