Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy
Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy is a converter academy in Todmorden for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 885 pupils and room for 900. About 29 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2020.
Ewood Lane, Todmorden, OL14 7DG01706 813558todhigh.co.ukMrs Emily Rawlinson acting headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 22 January 2020, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
157 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of Todmorden High School, the school this one replaced.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Calderdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 157 | 170 | 176 | 169 | 114 | 101 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 46.0 | 45.1 | 45.5 | 49.6 | 41.8 | 43.3 | 49.7 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | +0.08 | +0.00 | +0.06 | -0.09 | -0.28 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 43% | 35% | 40% | 47% | 29% | 29% | 52% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 64% | 54% | 60% | 72% | 52% | 59% | 70% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.68 | 3.61 | 3.71 | 4.09 | 3.25 | 3.45 | 4.33 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 10% | 9% | 18% | 25% | 8% | 16% | 37% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 34.8 | 40.1 | 32.8 | 39.2 | 37.6 | 40.3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 50.3 | 46.9 | 50.1 | 53.0 | 43.3 | 44.8 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 29.6 | 26.9 | 31.7 | 27.1 | 24.5 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 60.6 | 64.5 | 69.1 | 57.8 | 55.6 | – | – |
† These results are for Todmorden High School, the school this one replaced in April 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 3 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
239 places were empty (22% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (146 offers for 180 places).
| Entry | Places | Put it first | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Secondary | 180 | 146 | 146 | – all offered | LA |
| 2025 Secondary | 180 | 181 | 163 | – all offered | LA |
| 2024 Secondary | 180 | 152 | 152 | – all offered | LA |
| 2023 Secondary | 180 | 169 | 155 | – all offered | LA |
| 2022 Secondary | 180 | 170 | 161 | – all offered | LA |
| 2021 Secondary | 180 | 186 | 157 | – all offered | LA |
| 2020 Secondary | 180 | 152 | 147 | – all offered | LA |
| 2019 Secondary | 180 | 141 | 136 | – all offered | LA |
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (75), language and communications needs (31), Autistic spectrum disorder (29), Moderate learning difficulty (26), Specific learning difficulty (25), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (12).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 9.1% | 11.3% | 9.6% | 9.2% | 5.1% | 4.5% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.5% | 6.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 2.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.7% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 4.8% | 2.1% | 2.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 25.4% | 32.9% | 31.3% | 28.8% | 14.2% | 9.5% | 23.9% |
† These attendance figures are for Todmorden High School, the school this one replaced in April 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
No other schools of this phase within 8 km.
Questions parents ask
Is Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy a good school?
Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in January 2020.
What is Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy good at its last full inspection on 22 January 2020. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How good are Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 43% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 46.0, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished about level with children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy have?
885 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 900 places, so it is 98% full.
Is Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy oversubscribed?
Probably not. 239 places were empty in 2024/25 (22% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy?
Pupils were in school 90.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 25% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy?
The average class had 23.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 5% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Ewood Lane, Todmorden, OL14 7DG
- Telephone
- 01706 813558
- Website
- www.todhigh.co.uk
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Emily Rawlinson
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- SHARE Multi Academy Trust (9 schools)
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Ward
- Todmorden
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151559 · LAESTAB 3814026 · UKPRN 10097224
- Formerly
- Todmorden High School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Calderdale council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.